9^1/3 * 3^x = 27^4/5
Rewrite 9 as 3^2
(3^2)^1/3 * 3^x = 27^4/5
Multiply the exponents in the first term:
3^2/3 * 3^x = 27^4/5
Use power rule to combine exponents:
3^(2/3 +x) = 27^4/5
Rewrite the 2nd term:
3^(2/3 +x) = (3^3)^4/5
Set the exponents only to equal:
2/3 + x = 3(4/5)
Solve for x:
simplify the right side:
2/3 + x = 12/5
Subtract 2/3 from both sides:
x = 26/15
Try making a grid like this. Apologies for the terrible drawing and handwriting. It represents all possible results of rolling two dice and summing their values. The blue column and yellow row represent the values of each die, and the green numbers reptesent their sums.
First, you can see that there are 36 possible values. Second, it's easy to see how many results are greater than 9, since they're all in one corner. And last, you can see just how many are even and how many are odd. Remember to reduce your fractions in the end.
The hourly rate is 60, so multiply 60 by the number of hours (h) and add the fee:
Answer: 60h + 35
6 divided by 3.79 = 1.583 gallons