Moises ate 10% of the candies in the bag. If Moises ate 16 candies, how many candies were there total in the bag?
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Step-by-step explanation:
<u><em>1st photo:</em></u>
x =
= 15
x =
<u><em>2nd photo:</em></u>
(a) GEH ~ FGH ~ FEG
<em>similar triangles, use similar corners in the right order</em>
(b) AND
<em>similar triangles, use similar sides in proportion</em>
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<u><em>3rd photo:</em></u>
x = 4.5 or 4 1/2
<em>2x = 9</em>
<em>x = 4.5 or 4 1/2</em>
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<u><em>4th photo:</em></u>
Length of string = 118.2 ft
<em>sin(40) = 76/x</em>
<em>x = 76/sin(40) = 118.2</em>
