Hello from MrBillDoesMath!
Answer:
12/5
Discussion:
Note that 10 is a common denominator of both denominators:
9/5 = (9*2)/(5*2) = 18/10
- ( -6/10) = + (6/10)
So the original problem is equivalent to
18/10 + 6/10 =
(18 +6)/10 =
24/10 =
(2*12)/ (2*5) => cancelling the common factor "2"
12/5 =
2 and 2 fifths =
22/5 (though this looks like (22)/5!)
Thank you,
MrB
The correct answer should be: Eight years. To get ½ of the 300, you need 0.5^(t/8) to equal ½, or 0.5. That means that the exponent must be 1. This happens when t = 8 years.
If the first die is a 5, the second must be 5 or more in order to have a sum of at least ten.
Assuming it is a six sided die, the two values that would make this true are 5 and 6.
2 values/6 possible would be a probability of 2/6, which simplifies to 1/3
Final answer: 1/3
5(3x-7)=20
15x-35=20
15x= 55
x= 55/15
x= 11/3
Plug this x value in.
6(11/3)-8
66/3 -8
22-8
14
Final answer: 14
