The first one is 43/72 which can’t be simplified
The second one is 17/18
8 1/2=17/2=8.5
24,700 divided by 8.5=2,905,8823
OR
24,700:17/2 =24,700x2/17=2,905,8823
A) To buy one box of the new cereal it will be y=8*1 so 8$. 12-8= 4. So the original brand is 4$ more.
B) 4*4=16$
ANSWER
x = 1.2226
EXPLANATION
To solve this equation we have to apply the property of the logarithm of the base,

Thus, we can apply the natural logarithm - whose base is e, to both sides of the equation,

Now we apply the property of the logarithm of a power,

In our equation,

Then divide both sides by 4 and solve,

The solution to this equation is x = 1.2226, rounded to four decimal places.