Answer:
FIFTY - FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
33 1/3 percent smaller
Step-by-step explanation:
The number a exceeds the number b by 50 percent.
a = b + b*.5
a = b(1.5)
Divide by 1.5
a/1.5 = b
2/3a =b
We want to find (a-b)/a to find the percent decrease
(a-2/3a)/a *100percent
(1/3a)/a* 100 percent
1/3 * 100 percent
33 1/3 percent smaller
In this question, you're trying to figure out what property is being represented.
Your answer would be the Distributive Property
This is your answer because as you can see, you are "distributing" the 2 to the variables inside the parenthesis.
When you distribute the number, you would be multiplying, in which in this case there is multiplication.
Therefore, Distributive property would be the correct answer.
We need to find a common denominator(bottom number of fraction)
5/3 = 25/15 (multiply both top and bottom by 5)
1/5 = 3/15 (multiply both top and bottom by 3)
Now since the denominator is the same we can add to get 25/15 + 3/15 = 28/15
