Jane buys candy that cost $8 per pound. She will spend more than $48 on candy. What are the possible numbers of pounds she will
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Ella has to add 32.833 lbs of water to get 33.333 lbs of syrup.
<u>Solution:</u>
Ella has 0.5 lbs of sugar. Let x lbs be the amount of water Ella should add to get the 1.5% of syrup,
On writing the proportion,
To get 1.5% syrup Ella should add 32.833 lbs of water. The total weight of syrup is 33.333 lbs.
Answer:
x = -
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
(x + 5
) =
Multiply both sides by 8 to clear the fractions
6(x + 5 ) = 5 ← distribute parenthesis on left side
6x + 33 = 5 ( subtract 33 from both sides )
6x = - 28 ( divide both sides by 6 )
x = = -