Gain - loss = profit
55- 45 = $10 net profit
This question is asking for a list of fractions, that when you pull out common factors, they will all simplify back to the 8/5 fraction.
So if 2 is the common factor, you multiply the numerator and denominator by 2.
2: (8*2)/(5*2)= 16/10
3: (8*3)/5*3)= 24/15
4: (8*4)/(5*4)= 32/20
5: (8*5)/(5*5)= 40/25
10: (8*10)/5*10)= 80/50
Eloise's Potential List:
16/10, 24/15, 32/20, 40/25, 80/50
If you simplify any of these fractions above, you will get 8/5 again.
To work backwards:
80/50: 10 goes into 80, 10 goes into 50= 8/5
16/10: 2 goes into 16, 2 goes into 10= 8/5
Hope this helps! :)
Rearrange x/4-(-5)=0
Simplify x/4
-5 = -5/1 = -5*4/4
x- (-5*4)/4 = x+20/4
x+ 20/4 = 0
x+20/4 * 4 = 0*4
The equation now takes the shape: x+20=0
subtract 20 from both sides of the equation: x=-20
Answer: x=-20
