To add x/2 and x/5 together, we note that the least common denominator between 2 and 5 is 10. Using this fact, we can turn x/2 into the equivalent fraction 5x/10, and x/5 into 2x/10. Adding the two together gets us
5x/10 + 2x/10 = 7x/10
Now, our equation reads
7x/10 = 5/4
Cross multiplying, this equation implies that
7x(4) = 10(5), or
28x = 50.
Dividing either side by 28, we find that
x = 50/28 = 25/14
To verify this, we can substitute this value in for x in the original equation to get
(25/14)/2 + (25/14)/5
For the first term, half of 1/14 is 1/28, so half of 25/14 should give us 25/28. For the second, 1/5 of 25 is 5, so 1/5 of 25/14 is appropriately 5/14, or 10/28.
25/28 + 10/28 = 35/28, and since 35 and 28 have a common factor of 7 (35 = 7 x 5, 28 = 7 x 4), we can reduce 35/28 to 5/4, showing that our answer checks out.
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x is not a number it can be a variable like 1x+2x=3x
1/3 of a lap per 1 minute, 3 minutes per lap
To find the approximate length of the radius, you will use the formula for finding the circumference of a circle and solve for the radius (r).
C = 2 x pi x r
55 = 2 x 3.14 x r
<u>55 </u>= <u>6.28 x r</u>
6.28 6.28
r = 9.2 mm
The approximate radius is 9.2 mm.
They always try to trick you with this. Remember anything 5 or above would round up, anything 4 and under would round down. So look for the tenth place. that's the 9. The number to the right is 8 which is greater than 5. That means round up. You can't round it to 0.1 because that takes it back down. So you just move it over. The answer is 1.0.