"Bucket method"
.. (4)*(14%) + (x)*(8%) = (4 +x)*(10%) . . . . . liters and % are in each "bucket"
.. 56 +8x = 40 +10x . . . . . multiply by 100, eliminate parentheses
.. 16 = 2x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . add -40-8x, then divide by 2
.. 8 = x
8 liters of 8% lemonade should be added to make the mixture 10% lemon juice.
Make them both improper fractions.
77/10 - 19/5
Give them common denominators (multiply the second fraction by 2)
77/10 - 38/10
Subtract
39/10 = 3 9/10
Answer:
13/20
Step-by-step explanation:
Find a same denominator.
17/20 - 1/5 = 17/20 - 4/20
= 13/20
Choose your points, go up from the y intercept to a chosen x point. Then go over the the x point. Up and over is the formula I use.
Median mean to find the center of the data