Mr.Jackson is incorrect because 0.75 is per pound it's not whats added onto 8 pounds
Answer:
If the triangle is similar by any axiom then the ratio of their sides will be equal then you can easily find the side of the triangle
OR
You can also find it by congurency.
Hope this helps
First convert -5/6(b+1) to -5/6b-5/6 which looks like:
1/3b+2/3b-5/6b-5/6
second add 1/3b+2/3b=3/3b, convert to 6/6b so:
6/6b-5/6b-5/6
subtract 6/6b-5/6b = 1/6b so:
1/6b-5/6 is the answer
It is 1/11 or 4/44.
Explained:
This is because when you subtract 26 and 22 you get 4 and when you subtract 4 and -45. The 45 then becomes a positive since when you get a negative and a negative you get a positive. Then you simplify it by 11.