Answer:
50
Step-by-step explanation:
140- 40=100
100÷2=50
x=50
While it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton. In fact, the opposite occurred. Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor
56/90
" / " means divide
56 divided by 90 = 0.62 with a line over the 2 because it is repeating
