Marianne buys 16 bags of potting soil which come in 5/8 pound bags. This equals to 10 pounds of potting soil. Her father calls a
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Answer:
5 bags
Step-by-step explanation:
Given Marianne buys 16 bags of potting soil which come in 5/8 pound bags
The above provides 10pounds of potting soil already
Now her father says he needs 13 pounds So Marianne should get an extra of 13 - 10 =3 pounds of potting soil
We know that 1 bag contains 5/8 pounds of potting soil
x bags contain 3 pounds of potting soil
On cross multiplication we get
x =
since x is an integer x = 5 bags
Note that an extra amount of soil will be remained unused
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<u>1. Probability that the first is a man's card</u>
- Number of cards in the hat = 20 (the 20 business card)
- Number of man's card in the hat: 10
- Probability = favorable oucomes / possible outcomes = 10/20 = 1/2.
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<u>2. Probability that the second is a woman's card</u>
- Number of cards in the hat = 19 (there is one less card in the hat)
- Number of wonan's card in the hat: 10
- Probability = favorable oucomes / possible outcomes = 10/19.
<u>3. Probability that the first is a man's card and the second, a woman's card</u>
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- (1/2) × (10/19) = 5/19
That is the first choice.