I'm assuming you're supposed to find the chance of them drawing red or blue/
So the whole is 20, and red and blue combined is 14.So its 14/20, which is 70%, and as a simplified fraction it is 7/10.

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3 years ago

Ricky can ride 17 km on his bike in the same length of time ha can walk 9 km.if his riding speed is 4 kph faster than his walkin

aivan3 [116]

Distance=speed times time
if they take the same time, we cal the time , t

b=bike speed
w=walking speed

bikedistnace=17=bt
walkdistance=9=wt

b is 4 more than w
b=4+w

we have
17=bt
9=wt
b=4w

ok so
multiply first equation by 9 and 2nd by 17

153=9bt
153=17wt
set equal
9bt=17wt
divide both sides by t
9b=17w
sub b=4+w for b
9(4+w)=17w
distribute
36+9w=17w
minus 9w both sides
36=8w
divide both sides by 8
4.5=w

he walks 4.5kph

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3 years ago

A pharmacist has an 18% alcohol solution and a 40% alcohol solution. How much of each should he mix together to make 10 liters o

ladessa [460]

X = amount of the 18% solution

y = amount of the 40% solution

we know the 18% solution has only 18% of alcohol, the rest is maybe water or something, now, how many liters is 18%? well, 18% of anything is just (18/100) * anything, so, 18% of x is just (18/100) *x or 0.18x, and that's how many liters are there.

likewise, how many liters are there in the 40% solution? well, (40/100) * y, or 0.4y, that many.

we know the mixture has to yield 10 liters at 20% alcohol, how many liters of only alcohol is that? well, (20/100) * 10, or 2 liters.

$\bf \begin{array}{lccclll}
&\stackrel{liters}{amount}&\stackrel{alcohol~\%}{quantity}&\stackrel{liters}{alcohol}\\
&------&------&------\\
\textit{18\% solution}&x&0.18&0.18x\\
\textit{40\% solution}&y&0.40&0.4y\\
------&------&------&------\\
mixture&10&0.20&2
\end{array}$

$\bf \begin{cases}
x+y=10\implies \boxed{y}=10-x\\
0.18x+0.4y=2\\
----------\\
0.18x+0.4\left( \boxed{10-x} \right)=2
\end{cases}
\\\\\\
0.18x-0.4x+4=2\implies -0.22x=-2
\\\\\\
x=\cfrac{-2}{-0.22}\implies x=\cfrac{100}{11}\implies x=9\frac{1}{11}$

how much of the 40% solution? well y = 10 - x

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3 years ago