Answer: 12 friends.
Step-by-step explanation:
the data we have is:
Mei Su had 80 coins.
She gave the coins to her friends, in such a way that every friend got a different number of coins, then we have that:
The maximum number of friends that could have coins is when:
friend 1 got 1 coin
friend 2 got 2 coins
friend 3 got 3 coins
friend N got N coins
in such a way that:
(1 + 2 + 3 + ... + N) ≥ 79
I use 79 because "she gave most of the coins", not all.
We want to find the maximum possible N.
Then let's calculate:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15
15 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 = 55
now we are close, lets add by one number:
55 + 11 = 66
66 + 12 = 78
now, we can not add more because we will have a number larger than 80.
Then we have N = 12
This means that the maximum number of friends is 12.
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Answer:
x = 14/9
Step-by-step explanation:
70 - 8x = 56 + x
- 8x - x = 56 - 70
- 9x = - 14
- x = - 14/9
x = 14/9
Answer: $1100
Step-by-step explanation:
The employer contributes, along with Melissa, in the ratio of 1:2
Up to 6% of $55000, therefore 6/100 x 55000 = 3300
Split in the ratio of 1:2, she will contribute 1/3 of 3300 = 1100
and the employer will contribute 2/3 of 3300 = 2200
