Since this is a right triangle, you can use the pythagorean theorem, 
, to find XY. Since we know that 15 and 17 are our legs and that XY is the hypotenuse, we can solve it as such:
In short, XY is √514, or 22.67 rounded to the hundreths, units long.
Answer:
Cost of each daylilies = $3
Cost of each ivy pot = $3
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Cost of 4 daylilies and 4 ivy = $24
Cost of 4 daylilies and 8 ivy = $36
Find:
Cost of each daylilies
Cost of each ivy pot
Computation:
Assume;
Cost of each daylilies = a
Cost of each ivy pot = b
So,
4a + 4b = 24....... eq 1
4a + 8b = 36 ....... eq 2
Eq2 - Eq1
8b - 4b = 36 - 24
4b = 12
b = 3
So,
Cost of each ivy pot = $3
4a + 4b = 24
4a + 4(3) = 24
4a + 12
a = 3
Cost of each daylilies = $3
We can solve this two different ways. I'll do both, and you choose which one makes the most sense:
We can divide the fraction 3/4 by 12. remember, when we divide fractions, we flip the second fraction and change the sign to multiplication:
3/4 ÷12 [starting equation]
3/4 x 1/12 [flip and change sign]
3/48 [now reduce]
1/16 Each step takes 1/16 of an hour.
1/16 x 60 = 3 3/4, or 3.75 minutes
Second way:
3/4 of an hour is 3/4 of 60...45 minutes.
Still, we divide out:
45 ÷ 12 [starting equation]
3 9/12 [divide with remainder]
3 3/4 minutes...3.75 minutes
9.8 is the middle number which is the median
