48 pieces of steel can be cut.
<u>Work</u>
60/1.25
48
<span>f(x)=3[x-2]
So, f(5.9) = ?
f(5.9) = 3(5.9 - 2)
=3(3.9)
=11.7 = 12
Thus, the answer is 12.
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Let t, h, b represent the weighs of tail, head, and body, respectively.
t = 4 . . . . given
h = t + b/2 . . . . the head weighs as much as the tail and half the body
b/2 = h + t . . . . half the body weighs as much as the head and tail
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Substituting for b/2 in the second equation using the expression in the third equation, we have
... h = t + (h + t)
Subtracting h from both sides gives
... 0 = 2t . . . . . . in contradiction to the initial statement about tail weight.
Conclusion: there's no solution to the problem given here.
