Answer:
Let a be the cost of each apple.
Let p be the cost of each pear.
<u>Q</u><u>1</u>
Cost of 12 apples = 12a
<u>Q</u><u>2</u>
Cost of 4 pears = 4p
<u>Q</u><u>3</u>
TOTAL COST = 12a + 4p
4 2/3 divided by 2 3/6 divided with a calculator as a decimal would be 1.86666666667
The open circle means it's not equal to. The line points to left which means it's less than 0
In this problem, you have to find the total profit the company made in the three quarters which makes up 3/4 of the whole. In the second quarter, the profit is 4 million. Let x be the profit in the first quarter. Following the description,
4 = (1+1/3)x
x = 3 million
Thus, the second quarter made 5.33 million profit.
For the third quarter, let's assign it to the y variable. Following the description,
4 = (4/5)(y)
y = 5 million
Thus, the total profit is 4 + 3 + 5 = 12 million
There are 3 Simple Steps to Divide Fractions:
Step 1. Turn the second fraction (the one you want to divide by) upside down
(this is now a reciprocal).
Step 2. Multiply the first fraction by that reciprocal
Step 3. Simplify the fraction (if needed)
