Answer:
- 8 3/4
- 2, 3
- 4 1/2, 11 1/4
- 9 3/4, 16 1/4
- Y/B = 2/3
Step-by-step explanation:
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The first line is simply the sum of the two given numbers.
3 1/2 +5 1/4 = (3+5) +(2/4+1/4) = 8 3/4
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To find values on the remaining lines, it is convenient to find the ratios of the numbers involved. The ratio of yellow to blue is ...
Y/B = (3 1/2)/(5 1/4) = (7/2)/(21/4) = (7/2)(4/21) = 2/3
Then ...
Y : B : total = 2 : 3 : 5
This tells you the numbers on the second line are ...
Y = 2; B = 3
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The value for B on the third line is the basic ratio number multiplied by (6 3/4)/3 = 2 1/4. Then the other two numbers are ...
Y = 2(2 1/4) = 4 1/2
total = 5(2 1/4) = 11 1/4
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The value for Y on the fourth line is the basic ratio number multiplied by (6 1/2)/2 = 3 1/4. Then the other two numbers are ...
B = 3(3 1/4) = 9 3/4
total = 5(3 1/4) = 16 1/4
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The equation is the one we used to find the values on the second line:
Y/B = 2/3
Answer: Hong drove the truck for 294 miles.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let m represent the number of miles for which he drove the truck.
There was a base fee of $20.95, and there was an additional charge of 90 cents for each mile driven. It means that the expression for the cost of driving the truck for m miles in a day is
20.95 + 0.9m
Hong had to pay $285.55 when he returned the truck. It means that
20.95 + 0.9m = 285.55
0.9m = 285.55 - 20.95
0.9m = 264.6
m = 264.6/0.9
m = 294 miles
42% of the body voted = 11960
Total student body = 11960/42% = 28476.19 = 28476 students
