Evaluate and leave your answer in simplest form (-4/3) (5/12) (9/10) step-by-step
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Answer:
x=17
Step-by-step explanation:
See those same little "triangles" on each right end of the horizontal lines? That means that the horizontal lines are parallel. And the vertical line that passes through both of them is called a transversal. Whenever we have that situation - where parallel lines are being intersected by a transversal - we can then know which angles are equal to each other using some postulates.
The angles with the given equations shown are corresponding angles. We know this because they are in the same matching corners created by the intersections. And by using the Corresponding Angles Postulate, which states that corresponding angles are congruent (or equal) we then know that 5x-25 and 3x+9 must be equal to each other, too.
From there, we can set up an equation to find x. Just set them equal to each other like so and solve:
Therefore, x = 17. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions!
Answer:
1 cake and 6 pies
Step-by-step explanation:
Let c represent the number of cakes Alice and George can make. Likewise, let p represent the number of pies.
Then the amount of flour they need (in cups) is ...
3c + 2p . . . . cups of flour needed
And the amount of sugar needed is ...
2c + 1.5p . . . cups of sugar needed
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They want to use all 15 cups of flour they have, and all 11 cups of sugar, so the amounts above need to match the amounts on hand:
3c + 2p = 15
2c + 1.5p = 11
We can solve these equations various ways. One of my favorite is to use a graphing calculator. (See attached) It tells us that Alice and George can make 1 cake and 6 pies with the flour and sugar they have.
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If you want to solve these equations algebraically, there are several methods for that, too. Here, we can multiply the first one by 2/3 and subtract the result from the second one:
(2c +1.5p) -(2/3)(3c +2p) = (11) -(2/3)(15)
2c +3/2p -2c -4/3p = 11 -10 . . . . . eliminate parentheses
1/6p = 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .collect terms
p = 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . multiply by 6
Substituting into the first equation gives ...
3c +2·6 = 15 . . . substitute 6 for p
3c = 3 . . . . . . . . subtract 12
c = 1 . . . . . . . . . . divide by 3
These values tell us Alice and George can make 1 cake and 6 pies with the flour and sugar they have.
