Solution:
we are given that
John is 3 years older than Jim. Jim is 4 years less than half of Dana’s age.
Let the age of Jim be x years then we can say
Age of John
If diana Age is D then
It can be re-wriiten as
Diana age
Given that their ages add up to 167
Hence jim is 39 nyears old, John is 39+3=42 years old. and Diana is 2*39+8=78+8=86 years old.
Answer:
Proportion states that the two fractions or ratios are equal
As per the statement: Mrs. Hwang is taking her vehicle to the shop to have the gas tank expanded by 10 gallons. Now, it costs her $42.56 to fill the tank. Once the new tank is in, it will cost her $72.96
Let the tank size now be x
Since, the gas tank expanded by 10 gallons = x + 10
by definition of proportion ;
by cross multiply we get;
using distributive property;
Subtract 42.56x from both sides we get;
Divide both sides by 30.4 we get;
x = 14
Therefore, the tank is her now is, 14 gallons