The answer is: " 91 " .
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→ " B = 91 " .
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Explanation:
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Given:
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" A + B = 180 " ;
"A = -2x + 115 " ; ↔ A = 115 − 2x ;
"B = - 6x + 169 " ; ↔ B = 169 − 6x ;
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METHOD 1)
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Solve for "x" ; and then plug the solved value for "x" into the expression given for "B" ; to solve for "B"
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(115 − 2x) + (169 − 6x) =
115 − 2x + 169 − 6x = ?
→ Combine the "like terms" ; as follows:
+ 115 + 169 = + 284 ;
− 2x − 6x = − 8x ;
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And rewrite as:
" − 8x + 284 " ;
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→ " - 8x + 284 = 180 " ;
Subtract: "284" from each side of the equation:
→ " - 8x + 284 − 284 = 180 − 284 " ;
to get:
→ " -8x = -104 ;
Divide EACH SIDE of the equation by "-8 " ;
to isolate "x" on one side of the equation; & to solve for "x" ;
→ -8x / -8 = -104/-8 ;
→ x = 13
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Now, to find the value of "B" :
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"B = - 6x + 169 " ; ↔ B = 169 − 6x ;
↔ B = 169 − 6x ;
= 169 − 6(13) ; ===========> Plug in our "solved value, "13", for "x" ;
= 169 − (78) ;
= 91 ;
B = " 91 " .
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The answer is: " 91 " .
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→ " B = 91 " .
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Now; let us check our answer:
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→ A + B = 180 ;
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Plug in our "solved answer" ; which is "91", for "B" ; as follows:
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→ A + 91 = ? 180? ;
↔ A = ? 180 − 91 ? ;
→ A = ? -89 ? Yes!
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→ " A = -2x + 115 " ; ↔ A = 115 − 2x ;
Plug in our solved value for "x"; which is: "13" ;
" A = 115 − 2x " ;
→ A = ? 115 − 2(13) ? ;
→ A = ? 115 − (26) ? ;
→ A = ? 29 ? Yes!
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METHOD 2)
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Given:
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" A + B = 180 " ;
"A = -2x + 115 " ; ↔ A = 115 − 2x ;
"B = - 6x + 169 " ; ↔ B = 169 − 6x ;
→ Solve for the value of "B" :
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A + B = 180 ;
→ B = 180 − A ;
→ B = 180 − (115 − 2x) ;
→ B = 180 − 1(115 − 2x) ; ==========> {Note the "implied value of "1" } ;
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Note the "distributive property" of multiplication:__________________________________________________ a(b + c) = ab + ac ; <u><em>AND</em></u>:
a(b − c) = ab − ac .________________________________________________________
Let us examine the following part of the problem:
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→ " − 1(115 − 2x) " ;
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→ " − 1(115 − 2x) " = (-1 * 115) − (-1 * 2x) ;
= -115 − (-2x) ;
= -115 + 2x ;
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So we can bring down the: " {"B = 180 " ...}" portion ;
→and rewrite:
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→ B = 180 − 115 + 2x ;
→ B = 65 + 2x ;
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Now; given: "B = - 6x + 169 " ; ↔ B = 169 − 6x ;
→ " B = 169 − 6x = 65 + 2x " ;
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→ " 169 − 6x = 65 + 2x "
Subtract "65" from each side of the equation; & Subtract "2x" from each side of the equation:
→ 169 − 6x − 65 − 2x = 65 + 2x − 65 − 2x ;
to get:
→ " - 8x + 104 = 0 " ;
Subtract "104" from each side of the equation:
→ " - 8x + 104 − 104 = 0 − 104 " ;
to get:
→ " - 8x = - 104 ;
Divide each side of the equation by "-8" ;
to isolate "x" on one side of the equation; & to solve for "x" ;
→ -8x / -8 = -104 / -8 ;
to get:
→ x = 13 ;
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Now, let us solve for: " B " ; → {for which this very question/problem asks!} ;
→ B = 65 + 2x ;
Plug in our solved value, " 13 ", for "x" ;
→ B = 65 + 2(13) ;
= 65 + (26) ;
→ B = " 91 " .
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Also, check our answer:
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Given: "B = - 6x + 169 " ; ↔ B = 169 − 6x = 91 ;
When "x = 13 " ; does: " B = 91 " ?
→ Plug in our "solved value" of " 13 " for "x" ;
→ to see if: "B = 91" ; (when "x = 13") ;
→ B = 169 − 6x ;
= 169 − 6(13) ;
= 169 − (78)______________________________________________________
→ B = " 91 " .
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Answer:
33%
Step-by-step explanation:
Assuming the weight of the mixture to be 100g**, then the weight of ryegrass in the mixture would be 30g.
Also, assume the weight mixture X used in the mixture is Xg, then the weight of mixture Y used in the mixture would be (100-X)g.
So we can now equate the parts of the ryegrass in the mixture as:
0.4X + 0.25(100-X) = 30
<=> 0.4X + 25 - 0.25X = 30
<=> 0.15X = 5
<=> X = 5/0.15 = 500/15 = 100/3
So the weight of mixture X as a percentage of the weight of the mixture
= (weight of X/weight of mixture) * 100%
= (100/3)/100 * 100%
= 33%
So these are decmials of the accutal total so
.32=32%
what makes this question easy is that there are 200 members so to convert the percents into accutall numbers so like .32=32%=64 people (since 200 is 2 times of 100)
A. fiction of 31-40 compared to 21-30
fiction 31-40=.38=38%=76 readers
fiction 21-30=.32=32%=64 readers
76-64=12
A is FALSE
B. so we want to know how many people are 31-40 and prefer fiction
so .38=38% and 38% of 200=76
B is FALSE
C 43 members are 21-30
so we look at the total row for the 21-30 people and see that .43 or 43% or 86 people are in the 21-30 age group
C is FALSE
D. 140 members prefer fiction
look at the total column for fiction and see that .70 like fiction .70=70%=140 people
D is TRUE
so A,B,C are FALSE
D is TRUE
