Answer: 5:6
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
The equation for number of trapezes t is t = (total amount spent on trapezes)/(cost of each trapeze) and the circus bought 6 trapezes.
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to write an equation for the number of trapezes we first need to identify the variables that were given to us. The first one is the total amount of money spent on these trapezes, that is $1650, so the sum of the individual cost of all the trapezes should be equal to this value. The second information that was given to us is the individual price of each trapeze. With these two we can write the equation for t, where:
t = (total amount spent on trapezes)/(cost of each trapeze)
t = 1650/275 = 6
Before we can make this comparison, we have to change 3 3/8 lb into oz:
3 3/8 lb = 27/8 lb
Multiplying this by the conversion factor derived from 1 lb = 16 oz, we get
27 lb 16 oz
--------- * ---------- = 54 oz.
8 1 lb
Thus, after this comparison we can write: 3 3/8 lb = 54 oz.
