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Candice spent 5 1/4 hours doing her homework. Her brother, Ronald, spent 1/2 that number of hours doing his homework. How many h

Elden [556K]

Let

x-----> the number of hours that Candice spent doing her homework

y-----> the number of hours that Ronald spent doing his homework

we know that

$x=5\frac{1}{4}\ hours$

convert mixed number to an improper fraction

$5\frac{1}{4}\ hours=\frac{5*4+1}{4}= \frac{21}{4}\ hours$

so

$x=\frac{21}{4}\ hours$ -------> equation A

$y=\frac{1}{2}x$ ------> equation B

Substitute equation A in equation B

$y=\frac{1}{2}*\frac{21}{4}=\frac{21}{8}\ hours$

convert an improper fraction to a mixed number

$\frac{21}{8}\ hours=2.625=2+0.625=2+\frac{5}{8}=2\frac{5}{8}\ hours$

therefore

the answer is the option B

$2\frac{5}{8}\ hours$

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Hassan made a vegetable salad with 2 3/8 pounds of tomatoes, 1 1/4 pounds of asparagus, and 2 7/8 pounds of potatoes. How many p

faltersainse [42]

Step-by-step explanation:

OK so

Tomatoes = 2 3/8 = 19/8 (turned into improper fraction)

Asparagus = 1 1/4 =5/4

Potatoes = 2 7/8 = 23/8

Total vegetables used =

19/8 + 5/4 + 23/8 = 42/8 + 5/4 = 42+10/8 =52/8

Answer is 52/8 = 6.5

Answer : 52/8 pounds were used altogether

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The 38th term in the sequence is -51

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Travis just got a new credit card that offers inductors APRof 3.6% for first 3 months and standard APR of 14.4% thereafter. If i

Makovka662 [10]

Answer:

Month 1 : 0.002988

Month 2: 0.00299692814

Month 3: 0.00300588297

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we're only finding the interest for the first three months, it's easy to do it by performing the simple interest formula. But first, we need divide 3 by 12, since we calculate interest using years. 3/12 = 1/4 = 0.25

The standard simple interest calculation is done by multiplying the starting amount, by the interest, by the time, then dividing by 100 to put it into a percentage.

1 month = 1/12 or approximately 0.083 of the year.

Let's say P = 1. For the first month, it will be 1 x 3.6 x 0.083 = 0.2988 / 100

The second month, (1 + 0.002988) * 3.6 * 0.083 = 0.299692814 / 100

The third month, (1.002988 + 0.00299692814) x 3.6 x 0.083 = 0.300588297/100

Given the initial amount be 1, those would be the periodic interest rate during the first three months.

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A public relations firm found that only 27% of voters in a certain state are satisfied with their U.S. senators. How large a sam

OLga [1]

Answer:

a) 38

Step-by-step explanation:

The normal distribution can be applied if:

$np \geq 5$ and $n(1-p) \geq 5$

In this question:

$p = 0.27$

Then

a) 38

n = 38.

Then

38*0.27 = 10.26

38*0.73 = 27.74

Satisfies. But is this the smallest sample of the options which satisfies.

b) 14

n = 14

Then

14*0.23 = 3.22

14*0.77 = 10.78

Does not satisfy

c) 10

Smaller than 14, which also does not satisfy, so 10 does not satisfy.

d) 48

Greater than 38, which already satisfies. So the answer is a)

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