The ratio 9:7 gives you following statement:
- Carl will win in 9 cases from 9+7=16;
- Carl will lose in 7 cases from 16.
Then the probability that Carl will lose is

Answer: 
X+3≤ -5+2x
Add 5 to the other side. (the inverse of subtraction, since 5 is negative)
x+8≤2x
Subtract x on both sides.
8≤x <- the answer
I hope this helps!
~kaikers
Answer:14
Step-by-step explanation:
x+y=56
x:y=5:3
Sum of ratio=5+3
Sum of ratio=8
x=5/8x56
x=(5x56) ➗ 8
x=280 ➗ 8
x=35
y=3/8x56
y=(3x56) ➗ 8
y=168 ➗ 8
y=21
x-y
35-21=14
x-y=14
Answer:
24 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
One member of the gardening club can alone plant flowers in 12 hours.
So in 1 hour he can plant 1/12 of the flowers.
Let the time required by the second member of the club to plant flowers alone be x hours.
Then in 1 hour he can plant 1/x of the flowers.
Now when the two members work together,each hour they can plant:
of the flowers.
But they can together complete the job in 8 hours. So in one hour they plant 1/8 of the flowers.
=> ![\[\frac{1}{12}+\frac{1}{x}=\frac{1}{8}\]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5C%5B%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B12%7D%2B%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7Bx%7D%3D%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B8%7D%5C%5D)
=> ![\[\frac{1}{x}=\frac{1}{24}\] ](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5C%5B%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7Bx%7D%3D%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B24%7D%5C%5D%0A)
=> x=24
So the second member can plant the flowers alone in 24 hours
Answer:
Let x represent the number from the sentence.
Step-by-step explanation:
2(x) + 2(1/x) = 20/3
2x + 2/x = 20/3
multiply both sides of the equation by 3x
6x + 6 = 20x
6x - 20x + 6 = 0
6x - 18x - 2x + 6 = 0
6x(x-3 -2(x-3) = 0
(6x-2 = 0 or x-3 = 0
6x = 2 or x = 3
x = 2/6
x = 1/3
Since x represented the number
Therefore x = 1/3 or 3