We observe that 14 is 4 more than twice 5.
The scooter's rate is 14 mph.
The bicycle's rate is 5 mph.
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time = distance/rate
14/(2b +4) = 5/b . . . . . . let b represent the bicycle's speed in mi/h
14b = 10b +20 . . . . . . . .cross multiply
4b = 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 10b
b = 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 4. Same answer as above.
Answer:
10^-1*2.65
Step-by-step explanation:
two hundred sixty-five thousandths= 0.265
We need a number between 1 and 10, to do the multiplication in standard form, so 0.265 turns into 2.65.
Because 2.65 becomes, smaller we use a negative power. We only move the decimal place once to the left, so we would multiply 2.65 by 10^1.
10^-1*2.65=0.265
All you need to do for this is remove the parenthese and your answer will be 
because that's the furthest it can be simplified.
Answer:
(.2)(15.75)=3.15
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's say that in the beginning he weighted x and at the end he weighted x-y, y being the number of kg he wanted to loose.
first month he lost
y/3
then he lost:
(y-y/3)/3
this is
(2/3y)/3=2/9y
explanation: ((y-y/3) is what he still needed to loose: y minus what he lost already
and then he lost
(y-2/9y-1/3y)/3+3 (the +3 is his additional 3 pounts)
(y-2/9y-1/3y)/3-3=(7/9y-3/9y)/3+3=4/27y+3
it's not just y/3 because each month he lost one third of what the needed to loose at the current time, not in totatl
and the weight at the end of the 3 months was still x-y+3, 3 pounds over his goal weight!
so: x -y/3-2/9y-4/27y-3=x-y+3
we can subtract x from both sides:
-y/3-2/9y-4/27y-3=-y+3
add everything up:
-19/27y=-y+6
which means
-19/27y=-y+6
y-6=19/27y
8/27y=6
4/27y=3
y=20.25
so... that's how much he wanted to loose, but he lost 3 less than that, so 23.25
ps. i hope I didn't make a mistake in counting, let me know if i did. In any case you know HOW to solve it now, try to do the calculations yourself to see if they're correct!
