You spent 9 dollars. why? because your neighbor spent 3 times more than you, which means you spent 1/3 of what he spent. so just multiply by 1/3 to get 9.
this can also be modeled by an equation. 3x = 27
divide 3 on both sides to get
x = 9
64%. You would divide 16 from 25 because you're trying to find the amount of garbage that was plastic.
Hope this helped! :)
Answer:
4.8
Step-by-step explanation:
2 ÷ 5/12 = 4.8
Make sure to use a calculator or solve on a piece of paper. :)
In order to find an average, you have to add all the numbers and divide by the number of things you added.
120.37 + 108.45 + 114.86 = 343.68
343.68/3 = 114.56
She spent an average of $114.56 each month on groceries.
