We we are asked to solve this kind of problem we are asked to find the value of the value (x in this case). So the first thing we want to do isolate x by subtracting 5/12 from both sides.
x+5/12-5/12=5/8-5/12
Simplify
x=5/8-5/12
Reduce
x=3/3(5/8)-2/2(5/12)
x=15/24-10/24
x=5/24
Answer:
The answer is 8/5 or 8 out of 5.
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to solve this you need to first add the number of envelopes together to get the sum of how many envelopes there are, 1 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 8. Next you add the amount of blue and green envelopes together 3 + 2 = 5. The total number of envelopes is 8, and 5 out of the 8 are green or blue, therefore you will have a 8 out of 5 chance of picking one of those colors.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
If the bricklayer can construct the wall in its entirety in 3 hours, then he can get 1/3 of the job done in an hour.
If the apprentice can get the whole job done in 5 hours, then he can get 1/5 of the job done in an hour. If they both work together on said job, the equation is
and now we solve for x. Multiply everything by the LCM to get rid of the fractions. That would be 15x:
and doing that gives us
5x + 3x = 15 and
8x = 15 so
x = 1.875 hours which is 1 7/8 hours which is also 1 hour and 52 1/2 minutes.
