Answer:
(C) 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
If 4s is 2 more than 4t, then:
- 4s = 2+ 4t
- 4s - 4t = 2
- 4s/4 - 4t/4 = 2/4
- s - t = 1/2
(C) is the answer
Use b for bicycles b and t for tricycles.
We know that each bicycle has 2 wheels, and each tricycle has 3 wheels, and if the entire number of wheels is 57, that means the
equation would be: 2b + 3t = 57
We can "separate" b by calling it "25 - t" as an alternative,
2(25 - t) + 3t = 57, or
50 - 2t + 3t = 57,
or 50 + t = 57, so
t = 7 So there must be 18 bicycles and 7 tricycles.
CHECKING:You can check this out by multiplying 7 tricycles x 3 wheels, which is 21,
and 18 bicycles x 2 wheels, which is 36
36 + 21 = 57
Answer:
Martina is 53 inches tall.
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to write an expression that relates the siblings heights we need to attribute variables to each brother. First we will call Martina's height as "m", then we can call her little brother's height as "b". The problem states that Martina's height is 3 inches less than twice the height of her brother so we have:
m = 2*b - 3
Then the problem gives us the height of her brother that is 28 inches tall, so b = 28. We can now compute Martina's height:
m = 2*28 - 3 = 56 - 3 = 53 inches.
