Those are the answers for 12,13,14,15
18. equivalent
16x5 does equal 10x8
19. equivalent
13-0 does equal 0
20. Not equivalent
12-2 doesn’t not equal 7-3
For all three of these equations you have to use PEMDAS (systems of equations) so first you solve everything that’s in parentheses, then any exponents, followed by multiplication,division,addition, and lastly subtraction. You MUST follow that order to get the correct answer.
We need to have common denominators, so I will multiply 1 1/2 by 4
15/8 + 12/8 + 7/8 = 34/8
4&1/4 pounds of meat
Decreased by 25%
find 25% of 12 and decrease 12 by it
percent means parts out of 100
25%=25/100=1/4
'of' means multiply
25% of 12=1/4 times 12=3
decrease 12 by 3
12-3=9
answer is 9