My father taught me a method that I call, 'throwing some thing over the wall'. There is a sample equation for the first picture that shows you how it works. It's a great way to help isolate the variable and I hope that it works for you. The second picture contains the answers I got through the use of this method. I'm sorry for the messy handwriting; I was on a bus.
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Answer:
60
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of members last summer. Then 90% more is 1.9x. We are told this is 114, so we have ...
1.9x = 114
x = 114/1.9 = 60
There were 60 members last summer.
There are 1000 millimetres in a litre, so 1800 ml is 1.8 litres. 3-1.8 is 1.2.
Answer:
Is A
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
12.56
Step-by-step explanation:
8 times 3.14 is 25.12. Then 4 times 3.14 is 12.56. Finally, you take 25.12 - 12.56 and the answer is 12.56.