The easiest way to do this would be to imagine that Jolie has 100 marbles. If Mary has 40% fewer, that means she has 60 marbles. Then if they combine all their marbles into a single bag, they will have 160 marbles, of which 100 are Jolie's. So the % that is Jolie's is 100/160 = 0.625 = 62.5%.
To answer this you will need to determine which area made with the 12 square tiles would give the shortest perimeter.
Think of all the combinations to get 12 square inches
1x12, 2x6, and 3x4. The perimeters of these are 26 in, 16 in, and 14 in.
You should arrange your tiles using the 3 x 4 option. You would need 14 stones.
17/16 is the answer since 1/2 is equal to 8/16. 8+9 is 17
The answer is B) 20
Because you have 5 brands and you combine each with the 4 others, so 5*4=20
