So 1:2 and
2:6
we want to find who has to biggetst concentraction of punch becasue 1 cup of juice in 2 cups of water tastes stronger than 6 cans of juice in 100 cups of water
treat as fraction
1/2 and 2/6
1/2 times 3/3=3/6
3/6>2/6 so
1/2>2/6
therfor Jessica has stronger drink/punch mixtrue
1) Jane is (x - y) years old
2) Anna was (x - 3) years old 3 years ago
3) Jane will be (x - y + 5) years old in 5 years
4) The sum of their current ages is (2x - y) years
Every time you subtract 3 to get the next number. 88-3=85, -3=82, ... So, how many times do you need to subtract 3 from 88 to get to -17? That question can be answered by solving the expression (88-(-17))/3. The answer is 35. So, 35 terms appear before -17
Answer:
![y-\frac{1}{3}+y=1000](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=y-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D%2By%3D1000)
x=499.83
y=500.16
Step-by-step explanation:
We can solve this problem with a system of equations:
The total quantity of Nerds in the box:
(1)
The amount of Nerds left in the box:
The number of portions Mrs. Konings has taken:
The amount of Nerds left in the box decreases by a third each time she dumps out a portion:
(2)
Substituting (2) in (1):
(3) This is the equation
Let's find
:
(4)
Now let's find
by substituting (4) in (2):
(5)