Well if her simplifies 1 3/7 to 1 1/2 and 5 4/5 to 6 then he would be overestimating because 1 1/2 is greater than 1 3/7 and 6 is greater than 5 4/5
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Answer:
35
Explanation:
Let x be equal to Elise’s number.
We can set up our equation like this:
(x-14)(-3)=-63
Expand the parentheses
-3x+42=-63
Subtract both sides by 42
-3x+42-42=-63-42
-3x=-105
Divide both sides by -3
-3x/-3=-105/-3
x=35
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The correct answer is 8,000 lb. set it up as a proportion and solve for the missing value
Answer:
The size of a television screen is 
Step-by-step explanation:
Let
x-----> the length of the diagonal of the screen
we know that
Applying the Pythagoras Theorem

we have


substitute the values



131/5 divided by 11/1
to divide by fractions, you multiply by the reciprocal and the reciprocal of 11/1 is 1/11...
131/5•1/11 and you just multiply across so the answer is every 131/55 miles. if you want it as a mixed number, it's 2 21/55