Answer: <u>4 pounds</u> of brand X sugar
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Reason:
n = number of pounds of brand X sugar
5n = cost of buying those n pounds, at $5 per pound
Brand Y costs $2 per pound, and you buy 8 lbs of it, so that's another 2*8 = 16 dollars.
5n+16 = total cost of brand X and brand Y combined
n+8 = total amount of sugar bought, in pounds
3(n+8) = total cost because we buy n+8 pounds at $3 per pound
The 5n+16 and 3(n+8) represent the same total cost.
Set them equal to each other. Solve for n.
5n+16 = 3(n+8)
5n+16 = 3n+24
5n-3n = 24-16
2n = 8
n = 8/2
n = 4 pounds of brand X sugar are needed
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Check:
n = 4
5n = 5*4 = 20 dollars spent on brand X alone
16 dollars spent on brand Y mentioned earlier
20+16 = 36 dollars spent total
n+8 = 4+8 = 12 pounds of both types of sugar brands combined
3*12 = 36 dollars spent on both types of sugar brands
The answer is confirmed.
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Another way to verify:
5n+16 = 3(n+8)
5*4+16 = 3(4+8)
20+16 = 3(12)
36 = 36
Answer:collecting data
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
Exact Form:
x= -3/2
Decimal Form:
x= -1.5
Mixed Number Form
x= -1 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
<h2>B. The amount of fuel used was lowest at speeds around 60km/h.</h2>
Step-by-step explanation:
The decreasing part is from (20,13) to (60,6), which gives an average rate of

Then, we have an increasing part from (60,6) to (120,10), which gives an average rate of

Basically, at 60 km/h the fuel used was 6 liters per 100 kilometers. Notice that the other velocities make the car to use more liters per kilometers.
Therefore, the amount of fuel used was lowest at speeds around 60 km/h.
The answer would be 400,000.