The first column is the ratio you start with. The next column in the table should be the reduced fraction. To properly reduce a fraction, you divide the same number on the top and bottom of the fraction. Melody instead subtracted 1 in the top and bottom of the fraction to reduce it. She should have divided the top and bottom by 2 to get the second column of 1 pound of turkey and 3 people served.
The final column is designed to be the answer to the initial question of how many people are fed by 15 pounds of ground turkey. Starting with column 2 (the reduced ratio of 1/3), multiply the top by 15 to get 15 pounds of ground turkey. Then do the same to the bottom of the fraction. 3 x 15 = 45 people fed.
So the table should have been
Pounds of turkey 2 1 15
People served 1 3 45
Melody's overriding error was in believing that adding or subtracting numbers to both the top and bottom of a ratio/fraction keep its value the same. Instead, only multiplying or dividing the top and bottom by the same number creates an equivalent fraction.
280 adults were there in the train.
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- The definition of a linear equation is an algebraic equation in which each term has an exponent of one and the graphing of the equation results in a straight line.
- An example of linear equation is y=mx + b. noun. 20.
- A polynomial equation of the first degree (such as x = 2y - 7)
Given,
Total children are in the train = 40
1/8 are children in train and no of children in train ,
∴ 1/8 × x = 40
x = 40 × 8 ⇒ 320
The no of passenger in train = 320
in total passenger, 40 are children .
So, rest adults passengers are = 320 - 40 ⇒ 280
There fore, 280 adults were there in the train.
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Answer:
I am not certain but I think division
This would be an angle bisector!
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