It would be 1/8. 2 to the third is 8, and all three answers correct is one option.
Answer:
$1.50
Step-by-step explanation:
24 - 6 = 18
18/9 = cost of 1 ride
cost of 1 ride = $2
2 carnival games = 3 x 2 = $6
18 - 6 = 12
12 - 3.5 = $8.50
five rides cost = 5 x $2 = $10
10 - 8.5 = $1.50
Put the numbers in order from smallest to greatest and subtract the smallest number from the largest number. Answer:22
Suppose s and h are the mileage numbers for the SUV and Hybrid, respectively. Then if each vehicle drives 1 mile, the total gas consumption is
.. 1/s +1/h
Then the combined mileage is
.. 2/(1/s +1/h) = 2sh/(s+h)
Option 1: s=12, h=60
.. mpg = 2*12*60/(12+60) = 20
Option 2: s=11, h=75
.. mpg = 2*11*75/(11 +75) = 1650/86 ≈ 19.2
In summary,
.. Option 1: 20.0 mpg
.. Option 2: 19.2 mpg
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It usually works out best to increase the efficiency of the least-efficient contributor, as here.