In a particular triangle, the second side measures 5 less than twice the first side. The third side measures 3 more than the sec
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Answer:
The answer SHOULD be 7/8=224/x;256 pounds.
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Step-by-step explanation:
This is what we know:
Jasper = 224 pounds
Balin = x
Jasper = 7/8 of x
Now we make an equation for that:
To match the selections we will isolate 7/8 on one side of the equation:
Using ratio and proportion we can solve for what x is. Multiply 224 by 8 and divide it by 7. Or you can do it this way too:
So x = 256 pounds
, and
. Subtracting this from the numerator gives a remainder of
, and
. Subtracting this from the previous remainder gives a new remainder of
is not a multiple of
, so we're done. Then