432-240=192
192 is the amount of shoes produced in 4 hours
194/4=48
48 is the amount of shoes products per hour
You have to get rid of 1/2 by multiplying it by its recriprocal which is like this:
1) 1/2 x 2/1 which equals to zero and you do the same to the other side.
2) -12 x 2/1 = -24x then multiply-24x with 7 which equals -168.
16-x= -24x -168
3) subtract 16 to the other side and subtract 24x with x
23x= -184
4) divide by 23 to isolate x and you get -8
5) x=-8
according to the chart below, what percentage of ralph’s expenses are items other than taxes?
a. 65%
b. 71%
c. 75%
d. 94%
the answer is A 65%
