Answer:
a) 32
b) 
Step-by-step Explanation:
Initial pattern has 7 sticks.
Second one has 7+5 sticks.
Third has 7+5+5 sticks.
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Sixth has 7+5+5+5+5+5=32 sticks.
$n^{th}$ has $7+ 5(n-1)$ sticks.
#7 is A
For # 5 & 6 is there a multiplication sign between the numbers or is supposed to be a power or something else?
Let’s designate the number of banana splits sold as x. That means the number of sundaes sold is x + 8.
Now if we put this into an equation, also keeping in mind their costs, we get:
3(x) + 2(x + 8) = 156
Now to solve for x:
3x + 2(x + 8) = 156
3x + 2x + 16 = 156
5x = 140
x = 28
That means you’ve sold 28 banana splits and 36 sundaes! :)
Decimal division is super easy, let me show you how.
First, let's remove the decimal from both numbers. We have <em>184 </em>and <em>340</em>. Now let's multiply those two numbers.
184*340 = 62560.
Now, we need to figure out how many decimal places are in the original decimals. 18.<u>4</u> has one decimal place, and 3.<u>4</u> has one decimal place. (We don't count zeros at the end of a decimal as a decimal place.)
Now that we've figured out that there was a total of two decimal places, there can only be two decimal places in the answer. Let's take the 62560 that we got, and put a decimal in it. Remember, only two decimal places.
If there's only two decimal places in 62560, it would look like this: 62.<u>56</u> (<em>Remember, zeros at the end of a decimal does not count as a decimal place!)</em>
There's your final answer. 62.56.
Hope this explanation helped you out. :)
