<u>Story Problem</u>
Mr. Bill Gates bought a house in Italy for
and a house in Canada for
. What is the total cost of the two houses?
we know that
The total cost is the sum of the cost each house
so

therefore
the answer is
The total cost is 
You would round it up to 9,400 because the 8 is next to the 3 and 8>5
Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:
x=4
Step-by-step explanation:
since triangles are proportional by 2:1, then:
16/2=3x-4
8=3x-4
3x=12
x=4
Answer:
5280people
Step-by-step explanation:
Given parameters:
Percentage increase of population = 25%
Population now = 6600
Unknown:
Population last year = ?
Solution:
Let the population last year = y;
Then;
Percentage of last years population plus the population of last year should give us this year's population;
(
of y) + y = 6600
0.25y + y = 6600
1.25y = 6600
y =
= 5280people
Last year, there was 5280people in the locality.