Answer:
the correct choice is marked
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the smaller number. Then the larger number is 8x, and the difference is ...
8x -x = 280
7x = 280 . . . . . simplify
x = 40 . . . . . . divide by 7
The larger number is 8x = 8(40) = 320.
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<em>Additional comment</em>
Effectively, we have solved for the multiplier (40) that gives the ratio with 320 on top and a difference between top and bottom of 280:
Answer:The answer is 40 apples.
Step-by-step explanation:
It takes 10 apples to make a gram of fat. Multiply the 10 apples by 4 grams of fat to find that it takes 40 apples to make 4 grams of fat.
50% is greater than 33 1/3% so overall it would be greater than the original
39 foot into 3 pieces
one is 13 feet
the other pieces add up to the
remaining wire
which is 39-13=26 so
the two remaining pieces are x and y
one must be 2 less than 3 times the
other
x must be 2 less than 3 times the y
x=-2+3y
x=3y-2
x+y=remaining=26
26=x+y
x=3y-2
subsitute
26=3y-3+y
add like terms
26=4y-2
add 2 to both sides
28=4y
divide by 4
7=y
subsitute
7+x=26
subtract 7
x=19
19>7
7 feet is the legnth of the shorter
piece
