Answer:
2290 steel balls weigh 3,180 grams so each ball weighs 1.3886462882
grams. If you had a 8.87 kilograms of those balls they would number
8,870 grams / 1.3886462882 = 6,388 steel balls
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's call the two numbers 
and 
.
Given these variables, we can say: 
, based on the first sentence in the problem.
Also, remember that the reciprocal of a number is simply 1 divided by the number. Thus, we can say that:
To solve, we can simply substitute 
in for in the second equation and solve.
- Get terms on the left side to a common denominator for easier addition
- Cross multiplication (
)
- Subtract
from both sides of the equation
- Factor left side of the equation
Now, notice that we have found two solutions, but the problem is only asking for one. This <em>likely </em>means that one of our solutions is extraneous. Let's take a look. Remember that the smaller positive number is equal to 14 less than the larger number. However,
,
Since is not positive in this case, 
is not a solution.
Thus, 
is our only solution. In this case,
,
which means that the smaller number is 14 and the larger number is 28.
5 3/5 as an improper fraction is 28/5.
I hope this is helpful! :D
Answer:
1. Right: pointing downwards
Left: pointing upwards
2. Right: pointing upwards
Left: pointing upwards
3. Right: pointing downwards
Left: pointing upwards
4a. True
4b. True
Step-by-step explanation:
When the leading coefficient is negative the equation will either open downwards or the y-values will decrease as the x-values increase. The opposite is true for when the leading coefficient is positive. When the degree is odd one end will point downwards while the other points upwards. When the degree is even, both ends point in the same direction.
I hope this helps :)
