Answer: x=3
I got to the answer by doing simple math. Both sides must be even.
5x-4
5(3)-4= 15-4 = 11
x+8
3+8= 11
So x=3
When we say two quantities
and
are proportional to one another, there are two ways we could mean this.
- If
is *directly* proportional to
, then we mean that as
changes,
changes in the same direction. In other words, if
is in/decreased, then
also in/decreases. The rate of in/decrease doesn't have to be one-to-one; for example, we could have
increase by 1 unit while
would proportionally increase by 5 units. In this case, we'd have
.
- On the other hand, if
is *inversely* proportional to
, then a change in
results in a change in
that goes in the opposite direction. A common example involves taking a rectangle of constant area and adjusting the width
and length
. If the rectangle has an area of 5 square units, then we could have
and
, or we could have
and
, or
and
, or any combination of
and
such that
is satisfied.
In both cases, we call 5 the "constant of proportionality".
On to your exercises:
(1a) Looks like
stands for number of apples. Then we're told that the cost
, which means that for every apple, the cost increases by 2.3 dollars. So the constant of proportionality is 2.3. In the language of proportionality, we could then say that the cost of apples is directly proportional to the number of apples by a factor of 2.3.
(1b) 5.4
(1c) 12.5
Since ABCD is a quadrilateral,
We know that sum of the interior angles of any quadrilateral =360
=>A+B+C+D=360
=>2x+90+x +3x=360
=>6x+90=360
=>6x=360-90
=>6x=270
=>x =270/6
=>x =45
As you can observe, the divisor, 6582, is greater than the dividend, 32. In this case, the answer is less than 1. Technically, the answer is $0 with a remainder of 6,582. However, I think the more logical question would be 6582 divided by 32. If so, the solution is as follows:
205
-------------------------
32 | 6582
- 64
------------------
18
- 0
---------------
182
- 160
----------
22
The answer is $205 with a remainder of 22.
Answer:
-1/8x-22
Step-by-step explanation:
Insert 3 in the RHS bracket
Insert - in the RHS bracket
Simplify