3 over 20 is the fraction in simplest form.
X both sides by 11
=6x+2=-22
-2 from both sides
=6x=-24
both sides /6
=x=-3
Peter's account is 910-40x, and Marla's account is 470-2x. This is a system, so you must find the number that makes both equations end up with the same number. Basically trial and error. Here is what I did:
Let's try the number 10. 910-400=510 and 470-20=450. I need a higher number.
Let's try 13 next. 910-520=390 and 470-26=444. Now the number has to be lower.
Let's try 12. 910-480=430 and 470-24=446. Close, and a little lower.
11.5 is too low, and 11.7 is too high. 11.6 has Equation 1 at 446 and Equation 2 at 446.8. Very close!
It is somewhere around 11.6. I hope that this can give you a start in figuring it out, because I don't believe in giving the complete answer, because then you do not learn anything from it.
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Answer: D. 5 blinks</h3>
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Explanation:
First we'll need to find out how long it takes for the ball to go from the pitcher to the batter.
It needs to travel 60.5 feet and does so at a speed of 121 ft/sec
distance = speed*time
time = distance/speed
time = (60.5 ft)/(121 ft per sec)
time = 0.5 seconds
In half a second, the ball is from the pitcher to the batter.
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An eye blink is 0.1 second which means we can form this equation
0.1 second = 1 blink
We multiply both sides by 5 to get the "0.1 second" to turn into "0.5 seconds".
So,
0.1 second = 1 blink
5*(0.1 second) = 5*(1 blink)
0.5 seconds = <u>5 blinks</u> which points us to choice D.
