It is asking you to convert them to different units of measurements.
Let x be total hours of battery life. We have been given that battery life of Vera's phone is down to 2/5. So remaining battery life,

We have been also given that it drains another 1/9 every other hour. Now let us substitute our given information into an equation.

Now we will solve for x.


Let us convert 2/5 into minutes. We know 1 hour has 60 minutes.

Therefore, remaining battery life will be 5 hours and 24 minutes.
Kent can paint the room 1/5
luannda can paint the room 1/3
(3+5) (5*3) = 8/15 or 0.53 th of the room together but just for kent would be 1/5
Answer:
y = 17x
Step-by-step explanation:
<h3>Given</h3>
The current balance is $420.
The current balance is 7/6 of the original balance, b
<h3>Find</h3>
equation to use to find b
<h3>Solution</h3>
Equate the two descriptions of the current balance.
... $420 = (7/6)b . . . . . equation to use to find b