1a. 5/10 can be simplified to 1/2. (5 divided by 5 is one, 10 divided by 5 is 2.)
1b. 9/12 can be simplified to 3/4. (9 divided by 3 is 3, 12 divided by 3 is 4.)
1c. 12/18 can be simplified to 2/3. (12 divided by 6 is 2, 18 divided by 6 is 3.)
1d. 9/24 can be simplified to 3/8. (9 divided by 3 is 3, 24 divided by 3 is 8.)
1e. 27/90 can be simplified to 3/10. (27 divided by 9 is 3, 90 divided by 9 is 10.)
1f. 40/48 can be simplified to 5/6. (40 divided by 8 is 5, 48 divided by 8 is 6.)
(0.00142857)=-x is your answer
Hello! For this question, you solve using order of operations, which you probably already have remembered as PEMDAS. Anytime a number is raised to the 0 power, that is equivalent to 1. 0.5^0 is 1. 250 * 1 is 250. x = 0 gives us the answer of 250. Now, let's solve for the number by the second power. 0.5² is 0.25. 250 * 0.25 is 62.5. x² gives us 62.5. Now, let's subtract the two numbers together. 250 - 62.5 is 187.5. Because the number is decreasing, the slope is negative, so the answer is -187.5. Your answer is correct.
