He made his mistake in Step 2. Tom should have subtracted 4/8 instead of 1/8. The mistake is that he was not consistent when he multiplied Denominators (bottom number) must be the same when handling fractions so Tom must multiply both the numerator and denominator by the SAME number to balance it out. 1/2 x 4/4= 4/8. Subtract. 7/8 - 4/8= 3/8. Tom has 3/8 of a gallon of paint leftover.
The answer is 1 bc the solution is (1,-3)
Answer: 1. 2rs is 2 . r . s = 2rs 2. 18rst is 2 . 3 . 3 r. s. t = 18rst
3. 25ab is 5 . 5 a . b = 25ab 4. 30abc is 2 . 3 . 5 a . b . c= 30abc 5. 45abr is 3 . 3 . 5 . a . b . r
Step-by-step explanation: 2. 18rst is 2 . 3 . 3 . r . s . t because 2 x 3 = 6 x 3 = 18rst.
3. 25ab is 5 . 5 a . b because 5 x 5 = 25ab
4. 30abc is 2 . 3 . 5 a . b because 2 x 3 = 6 x 5 = 30abc.
5. 45abr is 3 . 3 . 5 . a . b . r because 3 x 3 = 9 x 5 = 45abr.
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