Answer : The equation could you use to find p is,
Step-by-step explanation :
Let the cost of 1 pen be, 'x'
and the cost of 1 pencil is, 'p'
As we are given that total cost of 1 pen and 1 pencil is $2.10. The equation will be:
............(1)
And we have also given that the pen costs twice as much as a pencil. The equation will be:
............(2)
Now put the equation 2 in equation 1, we get:
Thus, the equation could you use to find p is,
Length of blue cloth is 60 inches , length of gold cloth is 48 inches and length of white cloth is 72 inches.
<u>a.</u>
As, the length of all pieces are equal, so for getting the greatest possible length of the pieces, we need to find <u>GCF(greatest common factor) of 60, 48 and 72. </u>
First we will factor out all three numbers completely......
The common factors are: 2, 2 and 3
Thus the GCF
So, the greatest possible length of the pieces without having any cloth left over will be 12 inches.
<u>b. </u>
For finding the number of pieces for each color cloth, we will just <u>divide the length of each cloth by 12</u>. So...
Number of pieces for blue cloth
Number of pieces for gold cloth and
Number of pieces for white cloth