Suzy buys 35 pounds of rice. she divides it equally into 100 bags. how many pounds of rice does suzy put in each bag?
2 answers:
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Given:
The conversions from meter to inches and inches to meter are shown in part A of model 2.
The conversions from liters to quarts and quarts to liters are shown in part B of model 2.
Required:
To find the relationship between the conversion factors used in Part A of Model 2.
To find the relationship in the the conversion factors used in Part B of Model 2.
Explanation:
We have given that 1 meter = 39.4 inches.
Thus, from the calculations shown in part A of model 2, we can conclude that the quantity from meters to inches is converted as:
Thus, 1.5 m =59 inches.
Also, the quantity from inches to meters is converted as:
Hence, 59 in = 1.5 m.
Next,
We have 1 L = 1.06 qt.
Thus, from the calculations shown in part B of model 2, we can conclude that the quantity from quarts to liters is converted as:
Thus, 186 quarts = 175 L.
Also, the quantity from liters to quarts is converted as:
Hence, 175 L = 186 qt.
Final Answer:
We conclude that:
While converting from meters to inches, we multiply the quantity 1.5 by the equality quantity given.
While converting from incehs to meters, we divide the quantity 59 by the equality quantity given.
Also, While converting from quarts to liters, we divide the quntity 186 by the equality quantity given.
While converting from liters to quarts, we multiply the quntity 175 by the equality quantity given.
Answer:
the comparison must be reversed when multiplying by a negative
Step-by-step explanation:
The rules of equality apply to solving inequalities, with the exception that multiplication or division by a negative number reverses the sense of the comparison:
-x > 1
x < -1 . . . . . multiply both sides by -1
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Effectively, multiplication (or division) by a negative number is equivalent to reflection across the origin. Things that were ordered left/right (on the number line) are ordered right/left after such a reflection:
-2 < -1
1 < 2
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<em>Additional comment</em>
Application of any function requires that you pay attention to ordering. Some functions naturally reverse the order; others do so only on specific domains.
Consider f(x) = 1/x.
1 < 2
f(1) > f(2) . . . . because the slope of the f(x) function is negative everywhere.
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<em>In the first and second quadrants</em>, the cosine function also reverses order.
20° > 10°
cos(20°) < cos(10°)
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Probably the most commonly encountered function used with inequalities is the absolute value function.
|x-3| > 2
This function has one domain where the slope is negative, and another domain where the slope is positive.
For x < 3, the function negates its argument, so we have ...
-(x -3) > 2
-x +3 > 2
-x > -1
x < 1 . . . . . everywhere consistent with x < 3
For x ≥ 3, the function does nothing, so we have ...
x -3 > 2
x > 5
The solution to this absolute value inequality is (x < 1) ∪ (x > 5).
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You can also resolve negative coefficients by adding the opposite. Addition and subtraction never require any change to the comparison operator.
-x > 1
0 > x +1 . . . . x is added
-1 > x . . . . . . -1 is added
