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All proportions have <u>this</u> <u>form</u>:
, Where
is equal to
.
If
, it's <u>not</u> a proportion.
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Here we have two pairs of numbers:
40,10 and 32,8.
Written As a <u>proportion</u>, they <em>look like</em> :

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-2x + 5 = -1
subtract 5 from both sides: -2x = -6
divide each side by -2: x = 3
plug in 3: 5(3)
multiply: 15
the value of 5x is 15.
Answer:
Belle's weekly earnings per week in 2008: $245.7
Step-by-step explanation:
The federal minimum wage in the year 2008 was: $6.55
She worked 37.5 hours per week.
She earn each week:

Answer: 5.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Plugging it into the formula, we get
2x-3 = 8
Add 3 to both sides:
2x = 11
Divide by 2 on both sides:
x = 5.5
The rockets rate of change in miles per second is:
(5 - 1)/(2.5*60 - 30) = 1/30 miler per second or 0.033
the rockets rate of change in miles per minute is:
(5 - 1)/(2.5 - 30/60) = 2 miles per minute