8/14 , 12/21, 16/28, 20/35
Answer: 200
Step-by-step explanation:
First I would do it like this.
12.5
X. 16
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6 times 5 is 0, carry the 3, 6 times 2 is 12 and add 3 from the other which is 15, put the 1 from the 15 to the one next to the 12. 6 times 1 is 6 plus 1 is 7 which now you have 750. 5 times 1 is 5, 2 times 1 is 2, 1 times 1 is 1. It should look like this now.
12.5
X 16
—————
750
+ 1250
——————-
Which is 8750 but wait. Where is the decimal? Well, there is only one number behind the decimal so it is 875.0 or 875.
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We want to know the time, <em>t</em>, it takes the ball to reach a height (<em>y</em>) of 0.

We can factor out the GCF first. The largest number that will divide evenly into 16 and 24 is 8. Also, both terms have a <em>t</em>, so we can factor that out as well:

(-16/8 = -2 and 24/8 = 3)
Using the zero product property, we know that either 8t=0 or -2t+3=0. Solving the first equation, we would divide both sides by 8:
8t/8=0/8
t=0
This is at 0 seconds, before the ball is in the air at all.
Solving the second equation, we start by subtracting 3 from both sides:
-2t+3-3=0-3
-2t=-3
Now we divide both sides by -2
-2t/-2=-3/-2
t=1.5
After 1.5 seconds, the ball will hit the ground again.