Answer:
17x-12
Step-by-step explanation:
combine like terms. 12x and 5x go together to make 17x. 4 and -16 go together to make -12
1/4 is 25% or 0.25
1/5 is 20% or 0.20
So the difference between the two is 5%, 0.05, or 1/20.
Answer:
15 houses
Step-by-step explanation:
1/3 * 72 = 24
5/8 * 24 = 15
Answer:
14 knots
Step-by-step explanation:
We know the speed (55 knots) is 6 more than 3.5 times the winner of the monohull in the 2007 tournament.
So let's set the variable for the speed of the monohull to <em>m</em>. Now, let's set up an equation:

We can solve this by first subtracting 6 from both sides to get:

Dividing both sides by 3.5 we get:

That means that the top speed of the monohull in the 2007 tournament was 14 knots