37. The absolute value symbol turns any negative number positive if it's within those brackets, so that's why the answer is positive. Hope this helped!

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3 years ago

Abie makes $39,000 a year and spends about $250 each month on entertainment. what fraction of her annual income is spent on ente

tamaranim1 [39]

(250 * 12) / 39,000 = 3000/39,000 which reduces to 1/13 <==

** I multiplied 250 by 12 to get the cost per yr

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3 years ago

a metal strip 42 inches long is to be cut in two pieces. The smaller piece is to be 3 inches more inches than half of the larger

lara31 [8.8K]

Answer:

Piece 1 = 26 inches

Piece 2 = 16 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

42 inches long

Divided into two pieces

Piece 1: x

Piece 2: 0.5x + 3

Add the pieces together and set equal to 42, (or the total)

x + 0.5x + 3 = 42

1.5x + 3 = 42

Subtract 3 from both sides of the equation

1.5x = 39

Divide both sides of the equation by 1.5

x = 26

Piece 1 = 26 inches

Piece 2 = 42 - 26 = 16 inches

Hope this helps :)

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4 years ago