Well a difference is the difference between them. difference means subtraction. So so a difference can be written as:
40.67 - (-41.29)
If you subtract a negative number you really add it. to make sense of this you could say 40.67 is 40.67 units away from zero in the positive direction. whereas -41.29 is 41.29 units away in the negative direction. since they go in opposite directions away from zero that means that thw length between them is extended and must then be added together. So
40.67 + 41.29 = 81.96
I'm tentatively changing my answer to say this kind of relies on practical knowledge of how stores tend to operate. If 20 coupons are given out, the store has sold all 500 shirts, arguably at a loss to the retailer. They have to have more shirts in stock to be sold at full price because, well, that's how they make money. It's more likely that such a store would carry more than just 500 shirts at the start of each day, so A is (probably) wrong.
Answer: D
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
7
Step-by-step explanation:
You can divide both 14 and 21 by seven and get a whole number.
Let n = cost of 1 notebook
Let p = cost of 1 pencil
Then,
3n + 4p = 8.5
5n + 8p = 14.5
You can solve for one variable in terms of the other and then substitute into the remaining equation.
3n + 4p = 8.5
+ 5n + 8p = 14.5
Multiply the top equation by -2 so that the p-containing terms cancel each other out:
-2(3n + 4p = 8.5)
+ 5n + 8p = 14.5
-n + 0 = -2.5
So after dividing both sides by -1, we see that n = $2.5. Plugging into the first equation gives p = $0.25.
3n + 4p = 8.5
5n + 8p = 14.5
