Answer:
farmers market sold 4/9 plums in bushel
Step-by-step explanation:
We know that at the beginning of the day we have 7/9 of a bushel of plums and that after a while there are 1/3 of a bushel of plums, so to calculate how many were sold we have to subtract the bushel of plums that were left from the initial ones
7/9 - 1/3
if we want to do this subtraction we have to find a fraction equivalent to 1/3 that can be subtracted from 7/9
1/3 = (1 * 3) / (3 * 3) = 3/9
now we are just the top and leave the denominator the same as before
7/9 - 3/9 = 4/9
Answer:
18
Step-by-step explanation:
Remark
This is one of those questions that can throw you. The problem is that do you include the original rectangle or not. The way it is written it sounds like you shouldn't
However if you don't the question gives you 2 complex answers. (answers with the sqrt( - 1) in them.
Solution
Let the width = x
Let the length = x + 5
Area of the rectangle: L * w = x * (x + 5)
Area of the smaller squares (there are 2)
Area = 2*s^2
x = s
Area = 2 * x^2
Area of the larger squares = 2 * (x+5)^2
Total Area
x*(x + 5) + 2x^2 + 2(x + 5)^2 = 120 Expand
x^2 + 5x + 2x^2 + 2(x^2 + 10x + 25) = 120 Remove the brackets
x^2 + 5x + 2x^2 + 2x^2 + 20x + 50 = 120 collect the like terms on the left
5x^2 + 25x + 50 = 120 Subtract 120 from both sides.
5x^2 + 25x - 70 = 0 Divide through by 5
x^2 + 5x - 14 = 0 Factor
(x + 7)(x - 2) = 0 x + 7 has no meaning
x - 2 = 0
x = 2
Perimeter
P = 2*w + 2*L
w = 2
L = 2 + 5
L = 7
P = 2*2 + 2 * 7
P = 4 + 14
P = 18
Hello!
1. 8y = 48 => y = 48 : 8 => y = 6
2. q - 12 = 1 => q = 1 + 12 => q = 13
3. 18 = a/2 => a = 18 × 2 => a = 36
4. r/3 = 7 => r = 3 × 7 => r = 21
5. 11 = m - 4 => m = 11 + 4 => m = 15
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This is your answer x=4, y=2
