Answer:
7 1/5 pounds in each basket
Step-by-step explanation:
Original pounds of onion = 9 3/5
New pounds of onion = 4 4/5
The onions then were mixed and kept in 2 baskets with each basket having equal pounds on onions
Total onions = Original pounds of onion + New pounds of onion
= 9 3/5 + 4 4/5
= 48/5 + 24/5
= 48+24/5
= 72 / 5 pounds
How many pounds of onions does each basket contain?
Pounds in each basket = Total pounds /2 basket
= 72/5 ÷ 2
= 72/5 × 1/2
= 72 / 10
= 7 2/10
= 7 1/5 pounds in each basket
Less for statement 1 and less for statement 2
Answer:
x=-3
Step-by-step explanation:
1-7x-7=15
We move all terms to the left:
1-7x-7-(15)=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
-7x-21=0
We move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right
-7x=21
x=21/-7
x=-3
Let

Then

and solving for x gives






By the quadratic formula,

but x must be a positive number, so only the positive square root solution is valid.

We identify a = c = 3 and b = 2, so a + b + c = 8.