<span> First, reduce the fraction to lowest terms, e.g. 8/6 = 4/3.
Look at the denominator. Split it into its prime factors. If its prime
factors only consist of 2's and 5's, then it will be terminating.
Examples:
16 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2, so terminating
25 = 5 x 5, so terminating
2000 = 2 x 1000 = 2 x (2 x 5) x (2 x 5) x (2 x 5), so terminating
12 = 2 x 3, so repeating (has prime factor 3, which is not 2 or 5)
13 = 13, so repeating (has prime factor 13, which is not 2 or 5) Hope this helps!!
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Since x represents tables, and tables require 20 hours, 20x is the number of hours spent on tables. The total hours must not exceed 565, so must be less than or equal to that value. The first selection is appropriate.
Answer: x = 1 and y = 2
Given:
y = -3x + 5
5x - 4y = -3
Since we are given y, let’s sub it in the second equation.
5x - 4(-3x + 5) = -3
5x + 12x - 20 = -3
17x = 17
x = 1
After finding x, we can now find y.
5(1) - 4y = -3
-4y = -8
y = 2
Checking:
y = -3x + 5
2 = -3(1) + 5
2 = 2
5x - 4y = -3
5(1) - 4(2) = -3
-3 = -3