1/4( 16x-8)-8x= -1/3 ( ? x+9)
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Answer:
- trail mix: $1.25
- jelly beans: $3.50 per pound
Step-by-step explanation:
The difference between double the first purchase and the second purchase is $7 and 2 pounds of jelly beans. Hence a pound of jelly beans is $3.50.
(4t +8j) -2(2t +3j) = (33) -2(13) . . . . . let t and j represent pounds of trail mix and jelly beans, respectively
2j = 7 . . . . . . . . . . simplify
j = 7/2 = 3.50
Using that value in the first purchase, we get ...
2t +3(3.50) = 13
2t = 13 -10.50
t = 2.50/2 = 1.25
A pound of trail mix is $1.25.
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Answer:
<em>There are 72 crayons in the box</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Fractions</u>
To solve this problem we'll manage numbers as fractions to keep the precision up to the end of it.
Lynn has a box of crayons. It's given 4/9 of the crayons are blue. The remaining crayons are:
From that portion, 65% are red, or equivalently, 35% are yellow.
We write 35% as a fraction:
Thus, the portion of yellow crayons is:
This fraction of x crayons is equal to 14, thus:
x = 72
There are 72 crayons in the box