Lets pick a random number, like 50. Lets decrease and increase it by 50%. After the decrease, you will get 25, but when you increase it by 50%, it's only 37.5. No, because when you decrease it, you have a smaller base, so it increases less than it decreases. 50% of 100 is 50, but 50% of 50 is 25. You can see there is a significant difference.
Answer:
262 books sold
Step-by-step explanation:
This is a very vague word problem, but if it truly is just asking the amount of books sold (regardless of music or science), here's how to get the answer:
1. 287+134=421 - first you want to add together the two types of books to get the total amount of books in the store
2. 421-x=159 - create an equation and solve.
3. -x=-262 - follow order of operations and subtract 421 on both sides in order to isolate the variable
4. x=262 - divide each side by -1 to make the variable positive.
If you'd like an easier way, you can just:
1. 421-159=262 - it's easier, but my math teacher would count us wrong if we didn't do equations a specific way. Good luck!
Answer:
69
Step-by-step explanation:
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
First we simplify:
Then we distribute:
Lastly, combine like terms:
Hope this helps!
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