<em>The question has inconsistent or incomplete data, so I'm filling the holes with key data.</em>
Answer:
<em>Every people at dinner received one-tenth of the original turkey= 0.1</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Proportions</u>
If some fraction a/b of a whole total M is to be computed and later removed, we proceed as follows
* Compute the portion to be removed as a/b*M
* Subtract it from the total quantity: M-a/b*M=M(1-a/b)
I'm assuming 1/5 of the turkey was lost due to overcooking. It means that (1-1/5) of the turkey remained for dinner, that is, 4/5 of the turkey.
Each people at dinner received the same amount of the remaining, so we must divide 4/5 by 8, to get 4/40, or 1/10. It means that every people at dinner received one-tenth of the original turkey
Is this the whole question?
X = pencils, y = pens
8x + 6y = 8.50
4x + 4y = 5.....multiply by -2
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8x + 6y = 8.50
-8x - 8y = -10 (result of multiplying by -2)
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-2y = - 1.50
y = -1.50 / -2
y = 0.75 <=== pens cost 0.75
4x + 4y = 5
4x + 4(0.75) = 5
4x + 3 = 5
4x = 5 - 3
4x = 2
x = 2/4
x = 0.50 <== pencils cost 0.50
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
because you started at 8 and the dots are going down
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
9/2 / 8/3
9/2 x 3/8
27/16 = 1 13/16
