This is a proportion problem
Info needed: there is 36 inches in a yard
1/36= x/18
Cross multiply and divide
18 x 1= 18
18 divided by 36= .5 or 1/2
Answer is 1/2
You could have also known that 18 inches was half of 36 inches. Which 36 inches equals one yard
I simplified and this is what i got (a^4-2a^2-8 )
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Answer:
8, 2, 14
Step-by-step explanation:
sum the parts of the ratio, 4 + 1 + 7 = 12 parts , then
24 ÷ 12 = 2 ← value of 1 part of the ratio, then
4 parts = 4 × 2 = 8
7 parts = 7 × 2 = 14
The 3 numbers are 8, 2, 14