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In a naval engagement, one-third of the fleet was captured, one-sixth was sunk, and two ships were destroyed by fire. One-sevent

Otrada [13]

Answer:

60 ships.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total number of ships in the naval fleet be represented by x

One-third of the fleet was captured = 1/3x

One-sixth was sunk = 1/6x

Two ships were destroyed by fire = 2

Let surviving ships be represented by y

One-seventh of the surviving ships were lost in a storm after the battle = 1/7y

Finally, the twenty-four remaining ships sailed home

The 24 remaining ships that sailed home =

y - 1/7y = 6/7y of the surviving fleet sailed home.

Hence

24 = 6/7y

24 = 6y/7

24 × 7/ 6

y = 168/6

y = 28

Therefore, total number of ships that survived is 28.

Surviving ships lost in the storm = 1/7y = 1/7 × 28 = 4

Total number of ships in the fleet(x) =

x = 1/3x + 1/6x + 2 + 28

Collect like terms

x - (1/3x + 1/6x) = 30

x - (1/2x) = 30

1/2x = 30

x = 30 ÷ 1/2

x = 30 × 2

x = 60

Therefore, ships that were in the fleet before the engagement were 60 ships.

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2 years ago

a lottery game has balls numbered 1 through 21. what is the probability of selecting a ball with a prime number on it or a 10

Ronch [10]

Answer:

3/7

Step-by-step explanation:

The prime numbers that lie between 1 and 21 are 2,3,5,7,11,13,17, and 19. These 8 balls, plus the 10-ball comes to a total of 9 balls that could be picked out of the 21. Therefore, the probability of picking one of these balls is 9/21 or 3/7

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3 years ago

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Laura lives 15 miles east of Kevin’s place. Kevin lives 8 miles south of Michelle’s place. How far does Michelle live from Laura

My name is Ann [436]

Answer:

17 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's define:

North as the positive y-axis

East as the positive x-axis.

We know that Laura lives 15 miles east of Kevin's place.

Kevin lives 8 miles south of Michelle's place.

So, if we define the origin, (0, 0) as Laura's place.

From:

"that Laura lives 15 miles east of Kevin's place."

We have that the location of Kevin's house is 15 miles west from Laura's place, then Kevin's house is at:

(0, 0) + (-15mi, 0) = (-15mi, 0)

From Kevin lives 8 miles south of Michelle's place, we know that Michelle's live 8 miles north of Kevin's place.

Then the location of Michele's house is the location of Kevin's plus (0, 8mi).

Michelle's house is located at:

(-15mi, 0) + (0, 8mi) =(-15mi, 8mi)

Now we want to find the distance between Michelle's house and Laura's house.

Michelle's house is at (-15mi, 8mi)

Laura's house is at (0mi, 0mi)

Remember that the distance between two points (a, b) and (c, d) is given by:

$D = \sqrt{(a - c)^2 + (b - d)^2}$

Then the distance between (-15mi, 8mi) and (0mi, 0mi) is:

$D = \sqrt{(-15mi - 0mi)^2 + (8mi - 0mi)^2} = 17mi$

The correct option is the first one, 17 miles.

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2 years ago

Kaya found 25 shells on the beach yesterday today she found 25 more shells she sorted all the shells into 5 piles

Gnom [1K]

Answer:

25 + 25=50 Divided by 5 =10

Step-by-step explanation:

25 + 25

=50

50 DIVIDED BY 5

=10

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2 years ago

PLEASE HELP ME!

marshall27 [118]

Answer is (4x³ - 6)(16x² + 36 + 24x³)

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3 years ago