First, I would multiply the last two fractions because they're smaller and easier to work with:
Now that we've simplified it, we could multiply these terms and simplify. An easier method, however, would be to cancel out any common factors among the numerators and denominators before multiplying:
We can now multiply these terms:
The <span>product of 8/15, 6/5, and 1/3 is B, 16/75.</span>
2/3 IS GREATER SO THEREFORE YOUR ANSWER WOULD BE '>'
3(m-2)=5(m-4)
3m-6=5m-20
3m-5m=-20+6
-2m=-14
-m=-7
m=7
I hope this is what you need..
Let's call the numbers x (the bigger) and y (the smaller)
The larger of two integers is 8 less than twice the smaller. this means:
x=2z-8
When the smaller number is subtracted from the larger, the difference
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is 17.
This means: x-z=17.
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2z-8
instead of x, since it's equal to it:
2z-8-z=17
2z-z is just z:
z-8=17
so
z=25.
and x must be 25+17=42
let's check:The larger of two integers is 8 less than twice the smaller.
twice the smaller is 50, and yes, 42 is 8 smaller than 50, it's correct!
so the two numbers are 25 and 42
