Since a and b have opposite signs then both the product and quotient will be negative. The absolute value of a · b will be greater than the absolute value of 
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Without the absolute value sign, then since both the product and the quotient are negative, a · b <
Answer: the product is less than the quotient
Any odd number can be expressed by 2n+1.
For example,
2n+1=111
2n=110
n=110/2=55
means that 111 is 2n+1 for n=55
Thus if an odd number is 2a+1, the next few numbers are as follows:
2a+1, 2a+2, 2a+3, 2a+4, 2a+5
So 2a+1, 2a+3 and 2a+5 are 3 consecutive odd numbers.
Back to our problem:
three consecutive odd numbers whose sum is 63 are:
(2n+1)+(2n+3)+(2n+5)=63
6n+9=63
6n=63-9=54
n=54/6=9
2n+1=2*9+1=18+1=19, the 2 next odd numbers are 21 and 23
Answer: 19, 21, 23
|12x + 1| = 10
Remove the absolute value term and make two equations:
12x +1 = 10
12x +1 = -10
Now solve for both x values:
12x +1 = 10
Subtract 1 from both sides:
12x = 9
Divide both sides by 12:
x = 9/12
12x +1 = -10
Subtract 1 from both sides:
12x = -11
Divide both sides by 12:
x = -11/12
The answer would be (-11/12, 912)
180 is the answer. Hope you get it right! (:
What we need to know is how much is 1/3 of 25 2/5.
We will be multiplying fraction by a fraction and for this, it's good to change mixed numbers into improper fractions:
25 2/5=
and now we multiply it by 1/3:
and that's the answer: the basketball equipment weights 7 4/5 pounds.
