Answer:
Loaves of bread: b can't be a negative value, then the first table doesn't include viable solutions.
The number of loaves of bread must be a whole number, then the second table doesn't include viable solutions.
c=3.5b
if b=0→c=3.5(0)→c=0
If b=3→c=3.5(3)→c=10.5
If b=6→c=3.5(6)→c=21
If b=9→c=3.5(9)→c=31.5
The third table includes viable solutions
Answer:
Equations:
a + b = 19
a = b + 2
a = Money that spent Laura
b = Money that spent Laureen
then:
(b+2) + b = 19
2b + 2 = 19
2b = 19-2
2b = 17
b = 17/2
b = 8.5
a = b + 2
a = 8.5 + 2
a = 10.5
Check:
10.5 + 8.5 = 19
Answer:
7/1 - 7/1 + 17/1 = 17
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
as written: 2500.2
as intended: 3000
Step-by-step explanation:
20% = 0.2, so adding 0.2 to 2500 gives 2500.2
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We suspect you want to add 20% of 2500 to 2500. That is ...
2500 + 20%×2500
= 2500 + 0.20×2500
= 2500 + 500
= 3000
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<em>Comment on percentages</em>
A percentage is a pure number. It is a ratio of like quantities, so has no units.* A <em>useful</em> percentage always has a base. That is, it is a percentage <em>of something</em>. Sometimes that base may be unclear or unstated, in which case the percentage might very well be considered to be meaningless.
In any event, a percentage is simply a (unitless) fraction. The "%" symbol means the same thing as "/100", so 20% means 20/100 = 2/10 = 1/5.
The very clear math expression 2500 +20% means simply 2500 + 1/5, which is the mixed number 2500 1/5 or the decimal value 2500.2. Usually, when we want to add a percentage to some value, we want the percentage to be <em>of the original value</em>. When that is written as a math expression, it must show this:
2500 + 20% of 2500
2500 + 20%×2500
2500(1 +20%)
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* The concentration or potency of some medicines or other mixtures may be expressed as a percentage that is the ratio of one unit to a different unit, typically weight per volume. That is, a "0.1%" preparation may be 0.1 grams per 100 mL, for example. You have to read the label to determine whether this is the case. Mathematically, this is not a percentage, but is a non-standard use of the "%" symbol to indicate a ratio to 100 of something.
The answer is 300 if you do the per enthuses first
