Mary makes herbal teas to sell . Her most popular blend is a combination of 2 kinds of mint, 75% spearmint and 25% peppermint, b
y weight . She buys the mint from a wholesale company . The prices she pays for each are shown in the table. spearmint - $2.25
peppermint- $2.75
if Mary wants to sell her mint blend for 1.6 times her cost, what should she charge per ounce?
Let x equal the repeating decimal you are trying to convert to a fraction.
Step 2:
Examine the repeating decimal to find the repeating digit(s).
Step 3:
Place the repeating digit(s) to the left of the decimal point.
Step 4:
Place the repeating digit(s) to the right of the decimal point.
Step 5:
Using the two equations you found in step 3 and step 4, subtract the left sides of the two equations. Then, subtract the right sides of the two equations
As you subtract, just make sure that the difference is positive for both sides.
