Tony saw 6 birds in a tree. 1/6 of them flew away. How many were left?
2 answers:
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
- Number of birds Tony saw = 6
- Fraction that flew away = ⅙
Number of birds that flew away = ?
- Number of birds that flew away = Number of birds × Fraction that left
- Number of birds that flew away = 6 × ⅙
- Number of birds that flew away = 1
Number of birds remaining = ?
- Number of birds remaining = Total number of birds - Number of birds that flew away
- Number of birds remaining = 6 - 1
- Number of birds remaining = 5
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▪︎This triangle is an isosceles triangle.
▪︎Measure of one of its legs = 6 inches
▪︎Measure of its equivalent leg inches
▪︎Measure of its base inches
Which means :
Let us check whether or not we have found out the correct value of x by placing 54 in the place of x :
Since the Left Hand Side of the equation is equivalent to the Right Hand Side of the equation, we can conclude that we have found out the correct value of x.
▪︎Therefore, the value of <u>x = 54</u>