24 • 40 = $960
$1,180 - $960 = $220
$220 ÷ $55 = 4
4 adults went on the trip.
Her swimming rate can either be written as 1.6 laps per (one) minute or as 0.625 minutes per lap = 37.5 seconds per (one) lap.
In terms of number of laps per minute, the answer is
20
laps
12.5
minutes
=
1.6
laps per minute.
In terms of the number of minutes per lap, the answer is
12.5
minutes
20
laps
=
5
8
=
0.625
minutes per lap. This is the same as
0.625
min
lap
⋅
60
sec
min
=
37.5
sec
lap
The faster she goes, the more laps she can do in a minute and the fewer minutes (or seconds) it takes her to do one lap.
Answer:
10 2/3
(Decimal: 10.666667)
Step-by-step explanation:
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Answer:
- garden: 8 years
- tree: 120 years
Step-by-step explanation:
Let g represent the age of the garden. Then the age of the tree is 15g. The sum of their ages is ...
g +15g = 128
16g = 128 . . . . . collect terms
g = 128/16 = 8 . . . . divide by the coefficient of g
The garden is 8 years old; the tree is 120 years old.
