X=amount of money Ofeila hasx-$12=(1/5)xLet's eliminate the fractions by multiplying both sides by 5...5(x-$12)=(5)(1/5)x5x-$60=xLet's subtract 5x from both sides...-5x+5x-$60=x-5x-$60=-4xLet's divide both sides by -4...(-$60)/(-4)=(-4x)/(-4)$15=x -< AnswerLet's check our work...x-$12=(1/5)x$15-$12=(1/5)($15)$3=$3
You should write numbers in as many ways as you possibly can to make new connections in your brain. Knowing how to write numbers in many different ways can help you solve complex problems more easily. Doing this can also reinforce the mathematical principles and logic you have memorised.
Writing one in many different ways:
1=1/1=2/2=3/3=4/4=(-1)/(-1)=(-2)/(-2)
=1.0=1.00=1.000=(1/2)+(1/2)=(1/3)+(1/3)+(1/3)
=(1/4)+(1/4)+(1/4)+(1/4)
Writing a half in many different ways:
1/2=(1/4)+(1/4)=(1/6)+(1/6)+(1/6)
=(1/8)+(1/8)+(1/8)+(1/8)=4*(1/8)
=2/4=3/6=4/8=5/10=0.5=0.50
etc...etc...
Add all the times together:
10 + 25 + 15 = 50 minutes total.
For the ratio divide the time for weights by total time:
25/50 which reduces to 1/2
The ratio is 1/2
Answer: since the 5 is a negative you are subtracting it from 3
so 3 +(-5) is actually 3-5. which = -2
Step-by-step explanation:
Hope this helps
-- Find any point where y=4
-- Find another point where y=4
-- With your ruler, draw a line between the two points.
You have a horizontal line, and every point on it has y=4 no matter what 'x' is.
The equation for every straight line is [ y = mx+b ].
This is the line where (m = 0) and (b = 4).
