Answer:
16
Step-by-step explanation:
17-9=8
8*2=16
Because had 8 but bought 9 more to where he then had 17 but if you take 8 times 2 then your answer is 16 and that's how many comic books he began with.
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multiply both sides by the reciprocal
x = 85⅓
We would expect her to make about 85 business calls in a month.
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation means "3/8 of the unknown total is 32"
When we multiply 3/8 by its reciprocal, it becomes 1 and cancels on the left.
8/3 times 32 is a mixed number, so it is reasonable to round it to a whole number of calls.
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I hope I read this question correctly. The coding for the fraction made it a bit confusing.
Answer:
3 times a value is equal to twice as much as it's predecessor.
Answer:
$29.50
Step-by-step explanation:
Divide the total (106.20) by 3.6 and you get 29.5
You can check your answer by multiplying 29.5 by 3.6 and you see it equals 106.2
Hope this helps!
44 cause -87 is a greater number than - 131 therefore we need to add a postive number to attain it