Start off with: 5 1/6 - 1 5/9
turn it into an entire fraction: 31/6 - 14/9
make a common denominator (which is 18): 93/18 - 28/18 = 93 - 28 = 65/18
65/18 + 7 2/3 is the new equation
7 2/3 = 23/3
23/3 = 138/18
65/18 + 138/18 = 203/18
Simplify: 203/18 = 11 5/18
Answer: 11 5/18
Call x the number of foreign stamps and y the number of local stamps.
We write equations:
x+y=80
2x/3=y-10
Adding ten to the last equation, we have:
y=2x/3+10
Substituting this for y in the first equation, we have:
5x/3+10=80
Subtracting ten, we have:
5x/3=70
Multiplying by 3/5, we see that x=42, and y=80-42=38, so there are 42 foreign stamps and 38 local stamps.
Answer: 63 square units
Step-by-step explanation:
Area of a parellelogram = b x h
7 x 9 = 63 square units