Answer:
He needs 3.75 lbs of sugar and 1.25 lbs of water.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x lbs be the amount of sugar in the syrup. Then 5-x lbs is the amount of water in this syrup.
Note
5 lbs - 100%
x lbs - 75%
Write a proportion:

Cross multiply:

So, he needs 3.75 lbs of sugar and 5 - 3.75 = 1.25 lbs of water.
Answer:
the required matrix is can be given as
Answer:
I need points sorry bbh
Step-by-step explanation:
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Using a calculator, you should find that
-2 & 4/5 = -(2 + 4/5) = -(2+0.8) = -2.8
-31/5 = -6.2
So the unknown number is between -6.2 and -2.8
<h3>Possible whole number answers could be: -6, -5, -4, -3, or -2</h3>
If your teacher allows decimal answers, then there are infinitely many possible ways to answer.