They are expected to win back on average 50 cents back, which is a bad investment.
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Answer:
x = 1 or 5
Step-by-step explanation:
The notion of "cross-multiplying" is the idea that the numerator on the left is multiplied by the denominator on the right, and the numerator on the right is multiplied by the denominator on the left. This looks like ...

Then the solution proceeds by eliminating parentheses, and solving the resulting quadratic equation.

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<em>Comment on "cross multiply"</em>
Like a lot of instructions in Algebra courses, the idea of "cross multiply" describes <em>what the result looks like</em>. It doesn't adequately describe how you get there. The <em>one and only rule</em> in solving Algebra problems is "<em>whatever is done to one side of the equation must also be done to the other side of the equation</em>." If you multiply one side by one thing and the other side by a different thing, you are violating this rule.
What looks like "cross multiply" is really "<em>multiply by the product of the denominators</em> and cancel like terms from numerator and denominator." Here's what that looks like with the intermediate steps added.

Answer:
The shadow of the building = 192 ft.
Step-by-step explanation:
∵ There is a proportional relation between the heights of the tree and the building and their shadows
∴ Height tree/height building = shadow tree/shadow building

x =
= 192 ft ⇒ x is the length of the shadow of the building
Answer: a) 12
Step-by-step explanation: anything with parentheses means times (×)