Let us say that the numbers are x and y. The given clues
are:
1. x – y = 16 (so
x is the larger number)
2. y / x = 5 / 7
rewriting eqtn 2 in terms of y:
y = (5/7) x
combining 1 and 2:
x – (5/7) x = 16
(2/7) x = 16
x = 56
y = (5/7) x = 40
So the two numbers are 56 and 40.
Answer:
20 pizzas.
Step-by-step explanation:
40% = 8
1% = 8 ÷ 40 = 0.2
100% = 0.2 x 100 = 20
if there are 300 raffle tickets and one raffle ticket is drawn, the proabability of drawing the next one is 1 in 299 because there is one less ticket from the previous win
