I mean it could be read that way but that's the way most people read fractions. 11 and 8/10. Most people I know read decimals like that as 11 point 8. So yes I suppose it's true; it's not wrong, but most people don't say it like that. And I don't know how they taught you to read it in your math course.
X=15
Just divide 5x by 5 and 75 by 5
<u>Answer:</u>
29 years
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
- Given the function
, where x stands for the number of years since the material was put into the vault, we can plug 140 into x to find the amount leftover. - Another way of doing this is to change the function to
which are equivalent functions, and then plug 140 into x. This function is helpful if you also needed to find the rate. - I'll use the 1st function because the question doesn't ask for the rate

From here I'll just use a calculator & get 28.7, or 29 years.
Answer:
The flip flops cost $25.56 after the discount and tax.
Step-by-step explanation:
A pair of flip flops is $30. This is our starting amount.
The tax will be applied on the price the flip flops are bought for. This means we must apply the discount first.
The discount is 20%. Let's find what the flip flops were sold for.
If the discount is 20%, the flip flops were sold for 80% of their original price. Let's find 80% of 30.
80% of 30 = ?
0.80 • 30 = ?
= 24
The flip flops were sold for $24.
Now we have to apply a 6.5% tax. To find the amount of money added to the total, we need to find 6.5% of 24.
6.5% of 24 = ?
0.065 • 24 = ?
= 1.56
The tax was $1.56.
We need to add the tax to the discounted price.
1.56 + 24 = ?
= 25.56
The flip flops cost $25.56 after the discount and tax.
Hope this helps!