Answer:
1/3
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given ...
barrettes : hair ties = 5 : 7
barrettes : hair bands = 5 : 8
Then the combined ratios are ...
barrettes : hair ties : hair bands = 5 : 7 : 8
For every 5 barrettes, there are 7+8 = 15 hair ties and bands, so their ratio is ...
barrettes/(hair ties and bands) = 5/15 = 1/3
Answer:
0.2588
Step-by-step explanation:
45/56
5/7 divided 8/9
5/7 times 9/8
45/56
Answer:
The temperature had dropped by 15 degrees (-15 if you don't want it positive.)
Step-by-step explanation:
Okay!
This is a subtraction problem.
If it started off at 10, and went down to -5, we can do |-5 - 10| (I am using the two bars because it said change.) And we get 15!