Tom gets $12 off a box of chocolates that had an original price of $48. What percentage is the discount ?
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The image lines constructed are called parallel lines. They are parallel because they are all equidistant to each other at every point and at no point between any of the lines will there be an intersection of the three lines.
<h3>What does it mean for two or more lines to be equidistant from each other?</h3>Equidistance is simply another word for equal in distance. That is, parallel lines maintain equal distance from each other at all points along them.
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Answer:
p = 4
Step-by-step explanation:
The usually recommended procedure for solving a proportion is to "cross multiply", then divide by the coefficient of the variable. (Solve the remaining one-step equation.)
<h3>Cross multiply</h3>This means multiply both sides of the equation by the product of the denominators:
(15/6)(6p) = (10/p)(6p) . . . . "cross multiply"
15p = 60 . . . . . . simplify
<h3>Second step</h3>Now, divide by the coefficient of the variable.
15p/15 = 60/15
p = 4
The solution is p = 4.
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<em>Additional comment</em>
If the variable is in the <em>numerator</em> of the proportion, using cross multiplication, you will find that you end up multiplying and dividing by the other denominator. To solve it in that case, you only need to multiply by the denominator under the variable.
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For example, to solve ...
2/5 = p/10
you only need to multiply by 10. You don't need to multiply by 50, then divide by 5.
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Any proportion can be written 4 ways:
This suggests another strategy: invert the whole proportion, then solve it as one with p in the numerator:
6/15 = p/10 ⇒ p = 10(6/15) = 4