The triangle inequality theorem states that any side of a triangle is always shorter than the sum of the two other sides.
That means if you add up the distance from jacksonville to tampa and the distane from tampa to miami, the distance from jacksonville to miami must be less than that.
171 miles + 206 miles = 377 miles
the distance from jacksonville to miami must be less than 377 miles
it would be 16 times larger
The number of possible combinations is given by
... C(18, 3) = 18!/(3!(18-3)!) = 18·17·16/(3·2·1) = 816 . . . . possible combinations
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There are 18 ways to choose the first one; 17 ways to choose the second one, and 16 ways to choose the 3rd one. The same 3 students can be chosen in any of 3! = 6 different orders, so the product 18·17·16 must be divided by 6 to get the number of possible combinations in which order doesn't matter.
You can cross multiply to find the answer. Start by setting up your equation:
45/30 = 60/x (30 represents half an hour)
Next, cross multiply, 45 times x, and 60 times 30:
45x = 1800 you must isolate the "x" value by using the opposite operation it is involved in. Here we have 45x (x is multiplied to 45) so we must divide 45, which will cancel itself out, leaving us with "x."
What you do on one side of the equation, you must do on the other, so divide 1800 by 45 as well, which will leave you with 40.
Working it out on paper, your equation should now look like this: x=40, which represents the amount of time it will take to fill a 60 gallon tube.
Answer: It will take 40 minutes to fill a 60 gallon tube.
