This is a non replacement question, so each letter decreases by 1.
No vowels
The question actually starts right here. The preamble tells us that we can only use letters, no numbers, and no symbols. We are not asked to do anything. The first question makes no mention of there being anything special about m. It can be there or it most likely is not. This part of the problem is the first part.
First Part
I'm not going to deal with y. I will declare it to be a consonant.
There are 5 vowels. None of them can be chosen.
21 letters remain (including the m since it has not been limited in any way yet).
21 * 20 * 19 * 18 * 17
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26 * 25 * 24 * 23 * 22
2441880 / 7893600
0.30934
Note: If your calculator has nPr on it, you can enter 21 nPr 5 to eliminate all the typing.
Second Part
No vowels and the first letter MUST be m
1 * 20 * 19 * 18 * 17/( 26 * 25 * 24 * 23 * 22)
116200/7893600 = 0.01473
Vowels and the first letter m.
1 * 25 * 24 * 23 * 22/ 7893600 = 0.03846
Answer:
- drinks: $0.55
- pizza slices: $0.75
Step-by-step explanation:
Let d represent the cost of a drink, and p represent the cost of a pizza slice. Then the two purchases can be represented by ...
- 4d +6p = 6.70
- 3d +4p = 4.65
To solve these equations by elimination, choose a variable to eliminate and look at the coefficients of that in the two equations. If we choose to eliminate p, we see the coefficients of p are 6 and 4. The least common multiple of these numbers is 12. We can multiply the first equation by -2 and the second equation by +3 and the resulting coefficients of p will be -12 and +12. Adding the results of these multiplications will make the p terms add to zero.
-2(4d +6p) +3(3d +4p) = -2(6.70) +3(4.65)
-8d -12p +9d +12p = -13.40 +13.95 . . . . . . . . . eliminate parentheses
d = 0.55 . . . . . . . . . collect terms
Now, we can substitute this value into either equation to find the value of p. Using the first equation, we get ...
4(0.55) +6p = 6.70
6p = 4.50 . . . . . . . . . subtract 2.20
p = 0.75 . . . . . . . . . . divide by 6
The cost of a drink is $0.55; the cost of a slice of pizza is $0.75.
6/10 or 3/5
7/10
What are the choices for the answer?
I hope you can read my writing and hope this helps
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