The old fare was "x"
then it got bumped up by 15%, and the new price is x + 15% of x,
so.. one could say, that "x" is the 100%, then you add a 15% to
it, to get 600
thus
solve for "x"
I have attached a photo with solution:
Answer:
fast multiply 5 by 39 to get the total age of the five people now as you are told those per 5 so imagine the six person being you if you enter you're going to add to their ages so they mean is going to be for six people so take the six people x their mean age now we have two different total ages for the five people and for the six people subtract the total age of the 5 from the 6th total ages to get the age of the person who entered the room if you don't understand please ask me and be willing to help
You need to use the equation Distance (miles)=Rate (miles/hour) x Time (hours)
Brandi: 2.5 miles=rate (1/2 hour) r=5 miles per hour
Sharna=3.5 miles= rate (3/4 hour) r = 7 miles per hour.
Therefore brandi jogged at a slower rate.
