if 1/5 of a ton of concrete covers 5/8 of the wall, how many tons of concrete are required to cover the entire wall?
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Answer:
68 plants.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of plants that Reuben bought from the nursery.
We have been given that Reuben bought a whole bunch of plants at the nursery the other day. Right away, five died. So number of plant left would be .
We are also told that then our dog dug up 2/9 of them. So number of plants left after dug-up would be .
Further a rabbit came and ate ½ of what was left. So number of plants left would be .
Since Reuben had only 7 plants left, so we will equate our expression with 7 and solve for x as:
Therefore, Reuben bought 68 plants at the nursery.
(5,24)
- The two areas are the same.
- To find the area, we multiply the side lengths. Y=area
Rectangle 1: side lengths 4 and (x+1)
y=4(x+1)= 4x+4
Rectangle 2: side lengths 3 and (2x-2)
y=3(2x-2)= 6x-6
- Since the two areas are same, we can conclude that
4x+4=6x-6
- Now, simplify.
-2x=-10, x=5
- Since x is 5, we can plug it into the equations to find y.
Option 1 with rectangle 1: y=4(5)+4, y=24
Option 2 with rectangle 2: y=6(5)-5, y=24
I graphed the linear equation on desmos.
