(V - W)T = a Use the Distributive Property
VT - WT = a Add WT to both sides
VT = a + WT Divide both sides by T
V =

Cancel out the
V =
+ W
40% = 0.40 = 2/5
So multiplying 130 × 2/5 (bc "% of" means multiply)... divide 130 by 5 = 26
What's left over??
2 × 26
4. (26)(2)
The unit rate here is 2 pounds of trash in an hour. If two pounds of trash are picked up in an hour, we can multiply that by 3 and get that there will be 6 pounds picked up in 3 hours.
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