They are abstract "word" problems, offered for the purpose of giving the
student of high school mathematics valuable practice in the application
and manipulation of the concept of "percent".
Often, some time spent in solving practice-examples such as these can
lead to the phenomenon known as "learning", whereby the student comes
to know, understand, and possess competence in a topic where he or she
was previously ignorant and incompetent.
It is important to realize that the practice is the vital component in the process,
whereas the answers alone have no value at all.
D. Because 5 and 5 could land on any
Answer:
x = 0, -2
Step-by-step explanation:
A) because it is 2/3 past 1
Answer:
135 days
Step-by-step explanation:
Often, we measure work in man·days. This piece of work requires ...
(45 man)·(90 days) = 4050 man·days
When there are only 30 men, the number of days required can be found by dividing this work by the number of men:
4050 man·days/(30 man) = 135 days
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Another approach is to realize the time is inversely proportional to the number of men. If the number of men is 30/45 = 2/3 the original, then the time will be 3/2 the original, or ...
(3/2)·90 days = 135 days.
