Answer:
5.27 lb
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that,
Mya has 3 times as much floor as Eric. Mya has 15.81 lb of floor. The relation is given by :
Let Eric has F floor.
3F = 15.81 ...(1)
We need to find how much flour Eric has.
Dividing both sides by 15.81.
F = 15.81/3
F = 5.27 lb
Hence, Eric has 5.27 lb of flour.
The problem is asking how much each person will need to pay. Simplifying the problem into an equation with variables (an algorithm) will greatly help you solve it:
S = Sales Tax = $ 7.18 per any purchase
A = Admission Ticket = $ 22.50 entry price for one person (no tax applied)
F = Food = $ 35.50 purchases for two people
We know the cost for one person was: (22.50) + [(35.50/2) + 7.18] =
$ 47.43 per person. Now we can check each method and see which one is the correct algorithm:
Method A)
[2A + (F + 2S)] / 2 = [ (2)(22.50) + [35.50 + (2)(7.18)] ]/ 2 = $47.43
Method A is the correct answer
Method B)
[(2A + (1/2)F + 2S) /2 = [(2)(22.50) + 35.50(1/2) + (2)7.18] / 2 = $38.55
Wrong answer. This method is incorrect because the tax for both tickets bought are not being used in the equation.
Method C)
[(A + F) / 2 ]+ S = [(22.50 + 35.50) / 2 ] + 7.18 = $35.93
Wrong answer. Incorrect Method. The food cost is being reduced to the cost of one person but admission price is set for two people.
The answer is: [C]: "Astrologers do not use the scientific method."
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Note: Choice [A] is incorrect. Astrologers do use tools.
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Choice [B] is incorrect. Some astrologers do observe the universe.
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Choice [D] is incorrect. Astrologers may or may not go to college; and whether or not they do or do not is irrelevant as regard to whether to they are considered "scientists".
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