R=5
B=4+G
Y=G-3
R+B+Y+G=24
(5)+(4+G)+(G-3)+G=24
5+4+G+G-3+G=24
3G+6=24
3G=18
G=6
B=4+(6)
B=10
Y=(6)-3
y=3
answer
R+B+Y+G=24
5+10+3+6=24
The answer is 16 because 8 goes into 24 3 times so 8 + 8 is 16
1.68 mm per year for 1.5 years could be rewritten as
(2.00-0.32) mm per year for 1.5 yrs.
Multiply: (1.5 yrs)(2.00-0.32)(mm/yr) = 3 mm + 0.48 mm = 3.48 mm
This approach makes use of the distributive property of multiplication.
