Well. im not 100% sure if this is correct. but what i did was did 5 x 8. which equals 40. so then i did 5 x 3. which equals 15. then i did 5 x 4. which equals 20. hopefully im correct. hope this helped! :)
The first choice can be any one of the 8 side dishes.
For each of these . . .
The 2nd choice can be any one of the remaining 7.
Total number of ways to pick 2 out of 8 = (8 x 7) = 56 ways .
BUT ...
That doesn't mean you can get 56 different sets of 2 side dishes.
For each different pair, there are 2 ways to choose them . . .
(first A then B), and (first B then A). Either way, you wind up with (A and B).
So yes, there are 56 different 'WAYS' to choose 2 out of 8.
But there are only 28 different possible results, and 2 'ways'
to get each result.
X=1.464102
Simplifies to: (1/2x)+1=1.732051
Step 1: Subtract 1 from both sides.
1/2x + 1 -1=1.732051-1
(1/2x)=0.732051
Step 2: Multiply both sides by 2
2*(1/2x) = (2) * (0.732051)
X=1.464102
