First we must change these numbers to improper fractions:


So then we set it up:
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When we divide fractions like this, we must flip the second fraction and change the sign from division to multiplication like so:

Then we solve:

Then if we divide the numerator and the denominator by 9, we get:
or, in mixed-number form,
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The independent variable is the days he spends reading because nothing we have can determine that. However the dependent variable is the total minutes of reading because it relies on the independent variable to figure out. You can't find the total minutes without knowing the days he spends. The equation sould be d times the amount he reads per day =m
Yes, it is reasonable for Brittany to think that she will need more than 2 batches of cookies to feed all of the people at her school.
One batch of dough makes 2 dozen cookies, or 24 cookies.
This means that two batches of dough makes 4 dozen cookies, or 48 cookies.
If Brittany only brought 48 cookies to school, some kids wouldn't get cookies. So, we know that Brittany should probably bake more than 2 batches of cookies.
let the other leg be x cm.
(5)^2+(x)^2=(12)
25+(x)^2=144
(x)^2=144-25
x=√119
x=10.9