Answer:
So they have a 24 dollar design fee, and 2 dollars per hat. You have to calculate the cost of 4 hats that are 2 dollars each, plus the design fee of 24 dollars
Step-by-step explanation:
Side 1 = short side = 2x-3
side 2 = longer side = (short side) + 6 = (2x-3)+6 = 2x+3
side 3 = side 2 = 2x+3
Side 2 and side 3 are the longer two congruent sides
Add up the three sides and set them equal to the given perimeter of 33. Solve for x
(side1)+(side2)+(side3) = perimeter
(2x-3)+(2x+3)+(2x+3) = 33
(2x+2x+2x) + (-3+3+3) = 33
6x+3 = 33
6x+3-3 = 33-3
6x = 30
6x/6 = 30/6
x = 5
If x = 5, then the longer sides are 2*x+3 = 2*5+3 = 10+3 = 13 inches each
(note: the short side is 2*x-3=2*5-3=10-3 = 7 inches)
Answer: 13 inches
For this problem, you know that the first walker will arrive 2 hours before the second, and increases his speed by 2 times the second walker. You also know there is a distance of 24 km. So up until some time x, the two walkers have to be going the same speed. If the first walker increases speed by two times the speed per hour, and arrives two hours earlier, then his initial speed will be 20 km/h, because after 2 hours, he will have an increase of 4 km/hr, and the second will have an increase of 2 km/h, thereby making the first arrive 2 hours earlier, if that makes sense.
I prefer to use compatible numbers because by using this method it is easier to make a sum mentally. This is true because compatible numbers are close in value to the actual numbers. For a better understanding, let's take an example:
Suppose you have two numbers, namely 640 and 40. These two numbers are compatible for division because:
64 ÷ 4 = 16
So, we have used mental arithmetic to solve a more complex problem.
