Answer:
7 fiction and 23 non- fiction
Step-by-step explanation:
The number of non-fiction read was 5 less than 4 times the number of fiction books.
Assume fiction books are x.
An equation representing this would be:
x + (4x - 5) = 30
5x - 5 = 30
5x = 30 + 5
x = 35 / 5
x = 7 fiction books
Non-fiction books:
= 4x - 5
= 4 * 7 - 5
= 23 non - fiction books
Answer:
Find the area of each triangle and then add it up. As you are aware, to find the area of a triangle the equation is B times Height divided by 2. And to make it easier do the top left triangle and the top right triangle, add them together and then divide that by 2.
Step-by-step explanation:
3 time 5 equals 15 divided by 2 equals 7.5
5 times 8 equals 40 divided by 2 equals 20
7.5 plus 20 equals 27.5
27.5 times 2 equals 55
therefor your answer should be 55m
They could give to teams more than likely on an average score the whole team has done, or at least that is what they are supposed to do. but they also might award the team which had more teammates get better places. for example if party place got three people on their team but they all did 3rd then boring barn who got 1 person could possibly win if that one person gets 1st place.
Answer:
- dimensions: 12 ft by 5 ft
- area: 60 ft²
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the shorter dimension in feet. Then the longer one is x+7 and the Pythagorean theorem tells us the relation of these to the diagonal is ...
x² + (x+7)² = 13²
2x² +14x + 49 = 169 . . . . eliminate parentheses
x² +7x -60 = 0 . . . . . subtract 169 and divide by 2
(x +12)(x -5) = 0 . . . . factor the equation
x = -12 or +5 . . . . . . . only the positive value of x is useful here.
The short dimension is 5 ft, so the long dimension is 12 ft. The area is their product, 60 ft².
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<em>Comment on finding the area</em>
The quadratic equation above can be rearranged and factored as ...
x(x +7) = 60
Since the dimensions of the garden are x and (x+7), this product is the garden's area. This equation tells us the area is 60. We don't actually have to find the dimensions.
