Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x = the amount of time that the third person needs to work on the job to add up to one
1 = 1/2 + 1/3 + x
1 - 1/2 - 1/3 = x
To subtract the fractions we need to put them all over a common denominator. Let's use 3*2 = 6 as the denominator; so 1 = 6/6, 1/2 = 3/6, 1/3 = 2/6:
6/6 - 3/6 - 2/6 = x
1/6 = x
The third person must work 1/6 time on the project.
the correct answer should be (b) 6 is extraneous.
If you look at the second row of the solution you see (x-6) as a factor in one of the denominators. That's a problem: if 6 were a solution this denominator would become 0. But denominators being 0 is bad (undefined), so while 6 comes out of the algebraic manipulation as a solution, it is invalid, or extraneous.
-3 is a fine solution.
That "9 minutes" doesn't affect the outcome!
How many pieces of candy are in the bag at the beginning? How many of those are "fruit tart chews?" Write a fraction involving these 2 counts. Remember that Britany immediately eats what she draws from the bag, so the 2nd time around, there are only 19 pieces, not 20. What is the prob. that she will pick a jelly treat on her second draw?
Because these experiments are independent, you can find the joint probability by multiplying the 2 probabilities together. Please show your work.
Answer: 25
Step-by-step explanation:
Since Ade uses 2 cups of flours for 5 mini loaves, it simply means that 1 cup of flour will be used for:
= 5/2 = 2.5 mini loaves
Therefore, the number of mini-loaves that he could make with 10 cups of flour would be:
= 10 × 2.5
= 25 mini loaves
