1.414213562373095
This is an irrational number
Step-by-step explanation:
3x2 -5x+1=0
Quadratic eq ax2 +bx+c=0
Discriminant=b2 -4ac
=(-5)2 -4*3*1
=25-12
=13>0 so 2 solutions.
Make sure they have common denominators.
-2/3 x (2/2) = -4/6
-4/6 + -4/6 = -8/6
-8/6 = - 1 2/6
-1 2/6 or -1 1/3 simplified, is your answer
hope this helps
The first column is the ratio you start with. The next column in the table should be the reduced fraction. To properly reduce a fraction, you divide the same number on the top and bottom of the fraction. Melody instead subtracted 1 in the top and bottom of the fraction to reduce it. She should have divided the top and bottom by 2 to get the second column of 1 pound of turkey and 3 people served.
The final column is designed to be the answer to the initial question of how many people are fed by 15 pounds of ground turkey. Starting with column 2 (the reduced ratio of 1/3), multiply the top by 15 to get 15 pounds of ground turkey. Then do the same to the bottom of the fraction. 3 x 15 = 45 people fed.
So the table should have been
Pounds of turkey 2 1 15
People served 1 3 45
Melody's overriding error was in believing that adding or subtracting numbers to both the top and bottom of a ratio/fraction keep its value the same. Instead, only multiplying or dividing the top and bottom by the same number creates an equivalent fraction.
Answer: 61.6%
Step-by-step explanation:
The afternoon humidity average is 20% of the morning average.
The morning average is 77% so the afternoon average must be:
= Morning average * ( 1 - percentage decrease)
= 77% * (1 - 20%)
= 77% * 80%
= 61.6%