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Question 696338: Please I need help solving an algebra: solving proportions
CHARITY Karthik spent $35 of his allowance and gave $5 to a charity. If the number of dollars he spends is proportional to the number of dollars he gives to charitt, how much of much of a $100-allowance will he give to a charity?
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Karthik spent $35 of his allowance and gave $5 to a charity. If the number of dollars he spends is proportional to the number of dollars he gives to charitt, how much of a $100-allowance will he give to a charity?
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x/100 = 5/35
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Q5. A farm raises cows and chickens. The farmer has a total of 42 animals. One day he counts the legs of all of his animals and

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Answer:

let cow=x and chickens =y

cows have 4 legs, 4x. chickens have 2 legs, 2y