Discount is $10
Final price $30
X=3 pretty sure
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Answer:
2
Step-by-step explanation:
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Answer:
9, the sum of the numbers given in the ratio
Step-by-step explanation:
The reduced ratio 2 : 7 means that two parts correspond to one length and 7 parts correspond to the other length. That is, there are a total of 2+7 = 9 parts in the full length of the segment.
It is convenient to think of the line segment as being divided into 9 equal parts.
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<em>Additional comments</em>
It is often helpful to consider the total number of "ratio units" in a given ratio. For example, in this problem, the shorter segment is 2/9 of the whole, and the longer one is 7/9 of the whole.
It can also be useful to consider what a "ratio unit" represents. If the whole segment is 27 inches long, then each of the 9 ratio units will represent 3 inches, for example. This means the division 2:7 is 2(3 in):7(3 in) = 6 in : 21 in.
there are 12 inches in 1 foot, so 6 inches is really just half a foot, thus 3'6" is really just 3.5' or 3½ feet.
now, let's convert those mixed fractions to improper fractions and then subtract, bearing in mind our LCD will be 8.
![\bf \stackrel{mixed}{4\frac{5}{8}}\implies \cfrac{4\cdot 8+5}{8}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{45}{8}}~\hfill \stackrel{mixed}{3\frac{1}{2}}\implies \cfrac{3\cdot 2+1}{2}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{7}{2}} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \cfrac{45}{8}-\cfrac{7}{2}\implies \stackrel{\textit{using the LCD of 8}}{\cfrac{(1)45~~-~~(4)7}{8}}\implies \cfrac{45-28}{8}\implies \cfrac{17}{8}\implies 2\frac{1}{8}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Cstackrel%7Bmixed%7D%7B4%5Cfrac%7B5%7D%7B8%7D%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B4%5Ccdot%208%2B5%7D%7B8%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cstackrel%7Bimproper%7D%7B%5Ccfrac%7B45%7D%7B8%7D%7D~%5Chfill%20%5Cstackrel%7Bmixed%7D%7B3%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B3%5Ccdot%202%2B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cstackrel%7Bimproper%7D%7B%5Ccfrac%7B7%7D%7B2%7D%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20~%5Cdotfill%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Ccfrac%7B45%7D%7B8%7D-%5Ccfrac%7B7%7D%7B2%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cstackrel%7B%5Ctextit%7Busing%20the%20LCD%20of%208%7D%7D%7B%5Ccfrac%7B%281%2945~~-~~%284%297%7D%7B8%7D%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B45-28%7D%7B8%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B17%7D%7B8%7D%5Cimplies%202%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B8%7D)
