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frosja888 [35]
2 years ago
7

A student ate 3/20 of all the candy and another 1.2 lb. Another student ate 3/5 of the candy and the remaining 0.3 lb. What was

the total weight of the candy they ate?
Mathematics
1 answer:
faltersainse [42]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

x = 6 lb

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

Total weight of the candy = x

3/20x + 1.2 lb + 3/5x + 0.3 lb = x

3/20x + 3/5x + 1.5 lb = x

3x+12x/20 + 1.5 lb = x

15/20x + 1.5 = x

1.5 = x - 15/20x

1.5 =20x -15x /20

1.5 = 5/20x

1.5 = 1/4x

x = 1.5 ÷ 1/4

= 1.5 × 4/1

= 6

x = 6 lb

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