For every apple you sell, you earn 4 bucks. y is the number of apples, 4 is the constant price
i know this is a lame example, so sorry....
Let x be number of black markers
4.5x + 2x3.25x + 3x1.98x = 284.24
16.94x = 284.24
x = 16.78 = 17
The person bought 17 black pens, 34 red and 51 green
I hope you mean 1/5 when you say 1 5. If that's what you mean, then both, Joshua and Melanie, are correct because, both of their equations are the same.
Joshua's - <span>8 ÷ 1/5 = 40 (Since we can divide a number by fraction, we use this rule: keep, change flip. When we use that Joshua's equation turns into 8 * 5/1 = 8*5 = 40, same as Melanie's.)</span>
