Answer:
$ -2.08 expected to lose
Step-by-step explanation:
3 25.0% $15.00 $5.00 $1.25
5 41.7% $10.00 $- $-
4 33.3% $- $(10.00) $(3.33)
$(2.08) expected to lose
Answer:
1/100000
Step-by-step explanation:
1/10*1/10*1/1000=1/100*1/1000=1/100000
There are infinitely many solutions.
Algebraically, we can eliminate
and try to solve for
:

Then



which is the equation of an ellipse.
A equation to represent this situation is:

Now we have to find x.
Step 1: Subtract 0.5x from both sides.
<span><span><span><span>0.75x</span>+7.5</span>−<span>0.5x</span></span>=<span><span><span>0.5x</span>+10</span>−<span>0.5x</span></span></span><span><span><span>0.25x</span>+7.5</span>=10
</span>Step 2: Subtract 7.5 from both sides.
0.25x+7.5−7.5=10−7.50.25x=2.5
Step 3: Divide both sides by 0.25.
<span><span><span>0.25x/</span>0.25</span>=<span>2.5/<span>0.25
</span></span></span>Answer:
<span>x=<span>10</span></span>
They will cost the same after 10 rides.
If you use a proportion, you'll get:

Then, you use cross products:

Then, you algebraically solve x:

The answer is 5/3 inches , or 1 5/13 inches, or 1.6 repeating.