Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
one of them is gonna be alot lighter than the rest so i guess use intuition to find it and then measure its weight. ion have a clue what i just said :(
An <u>example of a problem</u> where I <em>would not</em> group the addends differently is:
3+2+4.
An <u>example of a problem</u> where I <em>would</em> group the addends differently is:
2+5+8.
Explanation:
In the <u>first problem</u>, I would not group the addends differently before adding. This is because I cannot make 5 or 10 out of any of the numbers. We group addends together to make "easier" numbers for us to add, such as 5 and 10. If we cannot do that, there is no reason to regroup the addends.
In the <u>second problem</u>, I would regroup like this:
2+8+5
This is because 2+8=10, which makes the problem "easier" for us to add. Since we can get a number like this that shortens the process, we can regroup the addends.
If we place what the husband earns as h and what the wife earns as w, we can begin...
w + h = 110000
but w = 2h - 16000
We can turn it into..
2h - 16000 + h = 110000
Which we can then combine into..
3h - 16000 = 110000
Add 16000 and..
3h = 126000
Divide by three...
h = 42000
(nice)
The husband earns 42,000$ a year
Bonus: The wife then earns 68,000$
42,000 (or h) + 68,000 (or w) = 110,000
Because this is the original equation, we are correct.
