Answer:
7×10³+3×10²+4×10¹+2×10 or 7.342×10³
To estimate the distance between the tip of his fishingrod which is above the water and the hook which is below the water, you will need to estimate the absolute values of both distances.
|53 3/4| + |12 2/3|54 + 1367 ft
Trents estimate is not reasonable because you would around both of these values up to the next whole number making it greater than 65.
You can't its already simplified
In 5 years, the ratio of their ages will be 5:1, so the difference in their ages will be 4 ratio units. Those 4 units correspond to 32 years, so each unit corresponds to 32/4 = 8 years.
Thus, in 5 years, Kate will be 8 and her father will be 40. Right now, Kate is ...
... 8 - 5 = 3 years old.
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<em>Using equations</em>
Let k represent Kate's current age. Then in 5 years Kate will be k+5, and we will have ...
... 5(k+5) = (k+5)+32 . . the relationship betewen their ages in 5 years
... 5k +25 = k +37 . . . . eliminate parentheses
... 4k = 12 . . . . . . . . . . . add -25-k
... k = 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 4
Kate is 3 years old.
