<span>Simplify the fractions if not in lowest terms.Multiply the numerators of the fractions to get the new numerator.<span>Multiply the denominators of the fractions to get the new denominator.</span></span>
Answer:
From his starting point of 85 3/4, he descended 17 9/20 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
We want to know how much farther he went down from his starting point.
103 1/5 - 85 3/4
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tart off by making the denominators of both the numbers the same.
103 1/5 - 85 3/4
103 4/20 - 85 15/20
Make them into improper fractions
2064/20 - 1715/20 = 349/20
Make 349/20 into a mixed fraction
17 9/20
In the future, please post the full problem with all included instructions. After doing a quick internet search, I found your problem listed somewhere else. It mentions two parts (a) and (b)
Part (a) asked for the equation of the line in y = mx+b form
That would be y = -2x+9
This is because each time y goes down by 2, x goes up by 1. We have slope = rise/run = -2/1 = -2. This indicates that the height of the candle decreases by 2 inches per hour. The slope represents the rate of change.
The initial height of the candle is the y intercept b value. So we have m = -2 and b = 9 lead us from y = mx+b to y = -2x+9
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Part (b) then asks you to graph the equation. Because this is a linear equation, it produces a straight line. We only need 2 points at minimum to graph any line. Let's plot (0,9) and (1,7) on the same xy grid. These two points are the first two rows of the table. Plot those two points and draw a straight line through them. The graph is below
The distance between the trains is changing at the rate of (70 -60) = 10 mph. They will be in the same place (45 mi)/(10 mi/h) = 4.5 hours after they leave their respective cities. They will be 10 miles apart both 1 hour before that time and one hour after that time.
The trains will be 10 miles apart 3.5 hours after leaving.
They will be 10 miles apart the second time 5.5 hours after leaving.