Answer:
p equals two and four tenths
Step-by-step explanation:
First let's write our equation
five p plus three equals fifteen
<h3>Subtract three from both sides</h3><h3 />
five p equals twelve
divide both sides by 5
p equals two and four tenths
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Word Problem
You bought 5 pears that were worth x dollars, you have an extra 3 dollars, the total of the money you spent and you have is 15 dollars. How much does one pear cost?
Answer:
B
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
6. 4.5×10⁴
7. 4.2×10^-3
8. 9.5×10^9
9. 1.3×10^-3
10. 3×10²
Step-by-step explanation:
start counting just after the dot . hope it helps
When ever you have percentages, it should be helpful to bear in mind you can express them as multipliers. In this case, it will be helpful.
So, if we let:
a = test score
b = target score
then, using the information given:
a = 1.1b + 1
a = 1.15b - 3
and we get simultaneous equations.
'1.1' and '1.15' are the multipliers that I got using the percentages. Multiplying a value by 1.1 is the equivalent of increasing the value by 10%. If you multiplied it by 0.1 (which is the same as dividing by 10), you would get just 10% of the value.
Back to the simultaneous equations, we can just solve them now:
There are a number of ways to do this but I will use my preferred method:
Rearrange to express in terms of b:
a = 1.1b + 1
then b = (a - 1)/1.1
a = 1.15b - 3
then b = (a + 3)/1.15
Since they are both equal to b, they are of the same value so we can set them equal to each other and solve for a:
(a - 1)/1.1 = (a + 3)/1.15
1.15 * (a - 1) = 1.1 * (a + 3)
1.15a - 1.15 = 1.1a + 3.3
0.05a = 4.45
a = 89
