12%
$68 - 59.9 = $8.1
$8.1/$68 = 0.11911764705
0.11911764705 x100 = 11.911764705
11.911764705 is rounded up to 12
12%
Let c represent the weight of cashews and p the weight of pecans.
Then c + 10 = total weight of the nut mixture.
An equation for the value of the mixture follows:
$1.50(10 lb) + $0.75c = (c+10)($1.00)
Solve this equation for c: 15 + .75c = c + 10. Subtract .75c from both sides:
15 = 1c - 0.75c + 10. Then 5=0.25c, and c = 5/0.25, or 20.
Need 20 lb of cashews.
Check: the pecans weigh 10 lb and are worth $1.50 per lb, so the total value of the pecans is $15. The total value of the cashews is (20 lb)($0.75/lb), or $15. Does (20 lb + 10 lb)($1/lb) = $15 + $15? Yes. So c= 20 lb is correct.
Let's use w to symbolize the weight of kittens. Given by the statement "each kitten weighs less than 3.5 ounces" we know that
1*w < 3.5
We can multiply both sides of the inequality by 7 to determine the total weights
7*(1*w) < 7*(3.5)
7*w < 24.5
Since there are 7 kittens, the combined weight of the kittens is 7w, therefore the above expression could be read as "The combined weight of the kittens is less than 24.5 ounces"
Bicycle has 2 wheels and 2 pedals
tricycle has 3 wheels and 2 pedals
EQ 1 : 2b + 2t = 170 pedals
EQ 2: 2b +3t = 206 wheels
subtract EQ 1 from EQ 2
2b +3t = 206 - 2b + 2t = 170 = t=36
there were 36 tricycles
36 x 2 = 72 pedals
170 pedals - 72 = 98 pedals left
98/2 = 49 bicycles
36 Tricycles and 49 bicycles
