Answer:
He can make 3 batches of soup.
Step-by-step explanation:
Starting with 10 pounds of tomatoes and taking out the number of pounds he sets aside for spaghetti sauce, 2.8, we have:
10-2.8 = 7.2 pounds left.
0.2 is read as "two tenths," so 7.2 = 7 2/10
We divide this remaining number of pounds by 2 2/5 for each batch of soup:
7 2/10 ÷ 2 2/5
Convert each to an improper fraction:
72/10 ÷ 12/5
Multiply by the reciprocal:
72/10 × 5/12 = 360/120 = 3
Answer:
Dee won
Step-by-step explanation:
Using < to mean "finished ahead of ", we are given ...
B = 3
D < B
D < C
A < C
D < A
Dee finished ahead of Air, Bart, and Caper, so Dee won the race.
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The order of finish must be D, A, B, C.
Answer:
Paul spent $12.65
Step-by-step explanation:
Create a system of equations where p is how much Paul spent and t is how much Tammy spent.
p + t = 37.85
p = t - 12.55
Solve by substitution:
p + t = 37.85
(t - 12.55) + t = 37.85
2t - 12.55 = 37.85
2t = 50.4
t = 25.2
Find how much Paul spent by plugging in 25.5 as t into p = t - 12.55
p = t - 12.55
p = 25.2 - 12.55
p = 12.65
So, Paul spent $12.65
