<h2>Jenna bought 3 packs of bottled water, with 8 bottles in each pack. Then she gave 6 bottles away. Write an expression to match the words.</h2><h2></h2><h2>(3x8)-6</h2>
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
There are two ways to do this. You could use your calculator to find out the decimal numbers that are equivalent to the two given fractions. Then check which one of the givens falls between these two numbers. I wouldn't do it that way -- not when you are told that the answer has 56 as the denominator. So ...
The best way to do it is to change the two givens so that they have a denominator of 56
3/7 = 3*8/7*8 = 24 / 56
7*7 / 7*8 = 49 / 46
So you need a number that is between 49 and 24
There is only one 27 / 56
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Answer:
- 1656 acres left
- 644 acres sold
- $32,200,000
Step-by-step explanation:
1. The number of acres sold is ...
28% × 2300 = 0.28 × 2300 = 644
Then the number of acres Emmet has left will be ...
2300 -644 = 1656 . . . acres left
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2. Emmet sold 644 acres.
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3. At $50,000 per acre, the value of the land sold was ...
$50,000 × 644 = $32,200,000 . . . . paid by the developer
