Answer:
the correct answer is the 3rd one
Answer:
<em>When 60 beats are heard, Tom hits 15 snare drums, Sam hits 6 kettle drums, and Matt hits 5 bass drums.</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
The Least Common Multiple ( LCM )
The LCM of two integers a,b is the smallest positive integer that is evenly divisible by both a and b.
For example:
LCM(20,8)=40
LCM(35,18)=630
Since Tom, Sam, and Matt are counting drum beats at their own frequency, we must find the least common multiple of all their beats frequency.
Find the LCM of 4,10,12. Follow this procedure:
List prime factorization of all the numbers:
4 = 2*2
10 = 2*5
12 = 2*2*3
Multiply all the factors the greatest times they occur:
LCM=2*2*3*5=60
Thus, when 60 beats are heard, Tom hits 15 snare drums, Sam hits 6 kettle drums, and Matt hits 5 bass drums.
Number......frequency.....relative frequency
10 2 2/24 = 8.3%
20 2 2/24 = 8.3%
30 4 4/24 = 16.7%
40 2 2/24 = 8.3%
50 3 3/24 = 12.5%
60 5 5/24 = 20.8%
70 3 3/24 = 12.5%
80 1 1/24 = 4.2%
90 2 2/24 = 8.3%
total : 24
We have two solutions for this problem based on the given equation.
<u><em>Answer #1:</em></u>
<u>If the given equation was:</u>
To solve for f, we would need to isolate the "f" on one side of the equation.
In case of the above equation, we can simply do that by subtracting 
from both sides of the equation
<u>This would give:</u>
f + - = 6 -
f = 6 -
<u><em>Answer #2:</em></u>
<u>If the given equation was:</u>
To solve for f, we would still need to isolate the "f" on one side of the equation.
<u>This can be done as follows:</u>
................> multiply both sides by (g)
f + 4 = 6g ................> subtract 4 from both sides of the equation
f + 4 - 4 = 6g - 4
f = 6g - 4
Hope this helps :)
