Answer:
1
Step-by-step explanation: i am not sure
<span>A water tank is 1/8 full. The tank is 3/4 full when 42 gallons are added to the tank. How much water was originally in the tank? (I rewrote it, your wording was messed up)
3/4 = 6/8
1/8 + 6/8 = 7/8 = 42 gallons
42 divided by 8 = 5 1/4
So, the answer is 5 1/4. The tank originally 5.25 gallons of water.</span>
Answer:
Then, Jane had twice as much money as her sister. How much money did their parents give each of them?
Let x = amt given to them
Solve this equation for x
7 + x = 2(2 + x) Jane had $7 and her sister had $2.
Their parents gave them each equal amount of money
Answer:
144
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratio of men to women working for a company is 8 to 5.
Total men and women working as per the ratio is 8+5 = 13
So the ratio of men to total is
the ratio of women to total is
there are 234 employees total
To find the number of men works , we make a proportion
Cross multiply it
8 * 234 = 13x
1872 = 13x
Divide by 13 on both sides
x= 144