Greater than means it can only be greater than the value give for example x is greater than 10, x can only be a number greater than 10. Greater than or equal to is similar because the answer can be greater than the value given or equal to it. For example x is greater than 10, x could be equal to 10 or any value greater than it.
Add the two equations together and combine like terms
Answer:
84 feet of ribbon is needed
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : Ribbon is sold by the foot. If Heather is making 84 bows, how many feet of ribbon must she buy?
Explanation : If ribbon is sold by the foot, then if Heather is making 84 bows, then Heather would need 84 feet
To put in simple terms - 1 bow needs 1 foot of ribbon
Answer:
James answered 51 questions correctly.
Step-by-step explanation:
1) Slide the decimal 2 places to the left in the percentage (85% = .85)
2) Multiply total by new decimal (60 x .85)
3) All done! (51)
Keep in mind that 100% is just 1 whole. Therefor 85% of one whole is .85. In this problem, 60 represents our whole.
