First, a bit of housekeeping:
<span>The meaning of four consecutive even numbers is 15. Wouldn't that be "mean," not meaning? Very different concepts!
The greatest of these numbers is _______ a^1
"a^1" means "a to the first power. There are no powers in this problem statement. Perhaps you meant just "a" or "a_1" or a(1).
The least of these numbers is ______a^2.
No powers in this problem statement. Perhaps you meant a_2 or a(2)
In this problem you have four numbers. All are even, and there's a spacing of 2 units between each pair of numbers (consecutive even).
The mean, or arithmetic average, of these numbers is (a+b+c+d) / 4, where a, b, c and d represent the four consecutive even numbers. Here this mean is 15. The mean is most likely positioned between b anc c.
So here's what we have: a+b+c+d
------------- = 15
4
This is equivalent to a+b+c+d = 60.
Since the numbers a, b, c and d are consecutive even integers, let's try this:
a + (a+2) + (a+4) + (a+6) = 60. Then 4a+2+4+6=60, or 4a = 48, or a=12.
Then a=12, b=14, c=16 and d=18. Note how (12+14+16+18) / 4 = 15, which is the given mean.
We could also type, "a(1)=12, a(2)=14, a(3) = 16, and a(4) = 18.
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Answer:
10/40 or a 1 in 4 chance he will grab a red marble
Step-by-step explanation:
You add up all of the marbles;
10+15+15
40
Now you take the number of red marbles are divide it by 40;
10/40
That is your answer.
To answer this question you can create an equation in terms of the number of zucchini that were planted. Each other plant gives information that can relate to the number of zucchini plants.
# of cucumbers + # of tomatoes + # of zucchini
2z + 2z + 8 + z = 43
5z + 8 = 43
-8 -8
<u>5z</u> = <u>35</u>
5 5
z = 7 plants
There were 7 zucchini plants, 14 (2 x 7) cucumber plants, and 22 (2 x 7 + 8) tomato plants.
