Tickets for a cinema cost £a for adults and £c for children. 2 adults and 3 children cost £42.70. 3 adults and 5 children cost £67.30.

How much does it cost for 1 adult and 1 child?​

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Answer 1

Answer:

c = 6.5, a = 11.6

Step-by-step explanation:

2a + 3c = 42.7

3a + 5c = 67.3

Elimination

(2a+3c = 42.7)*3

(3a+5c = 67.3)*2

(1) 6a+9c = 128.1

(2) 6a+10c = 134.6

(2) - (1)

c = 6.5

Substitue 'c' in any of the equation

2a + 3(6.5) = 42.7 or 3a + 5(6.5) = 67.3

2a + 19.5 = 42.7 3a + 32.5 = 67.3

2a = 42.7 - 19.5 3a = 67.3 - 32.5

2a = 23.2 3a = 34.8

a = 11.6 a = 11.6


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An Investment of $2,000 is earning interest at the rate of 6.2% compounded quarterly over 5 years. Approximately how much
interest is earned on the investment?

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Answer: $720.37

Step-by-step explanation:

interest = 2000(1.0155)^20 - 2000

= 720.37

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solve the equation (3x+10)+81=0​

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The answer is x=-91/3

Step by step:
3x+91=0

3x=-91

x=-91/3

Answer:

x = -30*1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

(3x+10)+81=0

3x + 10 + 81 = 0

3x + 91 = 0

3x = -91

x = -91/3

x = -30*1/3

What is the area of the triangle below

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The area of a triangle is 1/2*base*height

If h=8, b=15, then we have 1/2*8*15 which is 1/2*120 which is 60

So the right choice is B

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answer key for middle school math with pizzazz! book d d-47

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Answer:

hola

Step-by-step explanation:

A platinum nugget weighs 3 1/2 ounces. How many 1/4 ounces prices can be cut from nugget?

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Answer:

14

Step-by-step explanation:

3 1/2 ounces is equal to:

7/2 or 14/4

14/4 is 14 quarter ounce chunks

A total of 14 pieces each of weight 1/4 ounce can be cut from the platinum nugget.

What is Scale factor?

Scale factor is defined as the rate at which one dependent quantity varies with an independent one. Mathematically : y = Kx  can be written as -

y is K times larger than x.

Given is a platinum nugget whose weight is 3 1/2 ounces.

Assume that 3 1/2 ounces is equivalent to K times of 1/4 ounces.

Now, we can write - 3 1/2 = 7/2

Therefore, we can write the relation as follows -

7/2 = K/4

K = 7/2 X 4

K = 14

Therefore, a total of 14 pieces each of weight 1/4 ounce can be cut from the platinum nugget.

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The sum of two numbers is 18. Three times the greater number exceeds four times the smaller number by 5. Find the numbers

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Answer:

6 1/8 and 11 7/8

Step-by-step explanation:

Just use algebra. x+y is equal to 18. 3x=4y+5. Then you substitute the value x for y by dividing by three. From there it is just computation

Answer:

The numbers are 11 and 7

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the numbers be P and V

Let P be the greater number and V be the smaller number.

From the question, the sum of the numbers equals 18 i.e

P + V = 18

Also from the question,

We were told that three times the greater number exceeds four times the smaller number by 5 i.e

3P = 4V + 5

P = (4V + 5) / 3

Substituting the value of P into equation (1), we obtain:

P + V = 18.

(4V + 5) / 3 + V = 18

Multiply through by 3 to express in linear form, we have:

4V + 5 + 3V = 54

Collect like terms

4V + 3V = 54 - 5

7V = 49

Divide both side by the coefficient of V i.e 7

V = 49/7

V = 7

P + V = 18

P = 18 - V

P = 18 - 7

P = 11

The numbers are 11 and 7

I have 60 coins both quarters and dimes. The combined total is 9.45. What are two equations I can use to solve this problem?

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Answer:

q+d = 60.25q +.10d = 9.45

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming the problem you want to solve is finding the number of each coin, you can let variables represent those numbers. I like to use mnemonic variables, such as q for the number of quarters, and d for the number of dimes.

The two equations you can write are based on the given information:

  q + d = 60 . . . . . . you have 60 coins

  .25q +.10d = 9.45 . . . . . their value is 9.45

_____

You have 23 quarters and 37 dimes.

_____

I like to solve these by substitution, using an expression to replace the variable representing the lowest-value coin.

  d = 60 -q . . . . . . . expression for the number of dimes

  .25q +.10(60 -q) = 9.45

  .15q +6.00 = 9.45 . . . . . eliminate parentheses, collect terms

  .15q = 3.45 . . . . . . . . . . .subtract 6.00

   q = 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 0.15

   d = 60 -q = 37

A vertical wheel with a string around it

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What’s the question you’re trying to ask

Solve for y. y + 1.05 = 7.26 y = -6.21 y = -8.31 y = 6.21 y = 8.31

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Y=6.21 has to be positive
Final answer:

To solve for 'y' in the equation 'y + 1.05 = 7.26', subtract 1.05 from both sides of the equation, the answer is 'y = 6.21'.

Explanation:

In mathematics, solving for 'y' involves rearranging the equation to isolate the 'y' variable. In this case, the equation is 'y + 1.05 = 7.26'.
To solve for y, begin by performing the inverse operation of addition on both sides of the equation. This means subtracting 1.05 from both sides.
After doing so, the equation would look like this:

y + 1.05 - 1.05 = 7.26 - 1.05y = 6.21

So the solution for y in this equation is 6.21.

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Mark buys 6 notebooks for $9.Steven buys 4 notebooks of the same time for $6.Which of the following points is not on the graph of the relationship between notebooks and price?
Please help as soon as you can
Answer Choices:
F(3,4.50)
G(8,12)
H(7,10.50)
J(12,16)

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Answer:

F, G, H

Step-by-step explanation:

$9/6 = $1.5

$6/4 = $1.5

The price is $1.50 per notebook.

Every point on the graph must have a y-coordinate that is 1.5 times the x-coordinate.

The function is y = 1.5x

F(3,4.50)     3 * 1.5 = 4.5    Yes

G(8,12)    8 * 1.5 = 12     Yes

H(7,10.50)    7 * 1.5 = 10.5    Yes

J(12,16)   12 * 1.5 = 18     No

Q. You’re in charge of filling out the office supply purchase orders for your company. If you need 20,000 sheets of paper, and one ream of paper equals 500 sheets, where will you get the best deal?

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Answer: answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

Sales Warehouse

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What is 0.00072 written in scientific notation

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Answer: 7.2 * 10 to the negative four

Step-by-step explanation:

write an equation in slope - intercept form, and then find the slope and y- intercept 3x-y=14

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Answer:

slope-intercept form: y = 3x - 14

slope: 3

y-intercept: -14

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the equation in slope-intercept form, isolate the "y" variable by moving everything to the other side. Slope-intercept form looks like y = mx + b.

"x" and "y" mean points that are on the line.

"m" is the slope.

"b" is the y-intercept.

Rearrange the equation to isolate "y"

3x - y = 14

3x - 3x - y = 14 - 3x          Subtract 3x from both sides

-y = 14 - 3x          Multiply both sides by -1.

y = -14 + 3x          Put "3x" in front of "-14" because it has the 'x'

y = 3x - 14          Looks like y = mx + b

State the "m" and "b".

m = 3     (Slope of the line)

b = -14    (y-intercept of the line)

Therefore the equation of the line in slope-intercept form is y = 3x - 14. The slope is 3 and the y-intercept is -14.

Rewrite the following as a mix numbers 17/3

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answer is 5 2/3.............

Answer:

5 2/3

Step-by-step explanation:

Choose one of the theorems about chords of a circle and state it using your own words.

Create a problem about chords that uses the theorem that you explained.

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See the explanation

Explanation:

Theorem:

A perpendicular dropped from the center of the circle to a chord bisects it. It means that both the halves of the chords are equal in length.

In my own words, I'd explain this by drawing a circle and the diameter of the circle drawn in red. Also, we have a chord of the circle drawn in blue. The theorem says that the diameter bisects the chord in a right angle, so we will have two halves that measure the same so that's why we drew two  hash marks on each half of the chord.

A problem about this is indicated in figure 2. Suppose you have a perpendicular dropped from the center of the circle to a chord and you know that the left half measures 2 cm, so we want to know the x-value of the right half. Since the diameter bisects the chord, then it is true that [tex]x=2cm[/tex] as well.

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You volunteer at an animal shelter on the weekends and today is adoption day! At the beginning of the event, you start with 44
44
cats/kittens.
x
number of cats/kittens get adopted. But then, at the end of the day, someone drops off twice as many new cats/kittens as were adopted. You now have 50
50
cats/kittens.
How many

cats/kittens were adopted.

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6 cats/kittens were adopted.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Number of cats/kittens at the event = 44

Number of cats/kittens adopted = x

Number of cats/kittens returned = Twice returned as adopted = 2x

New total = 50

We will subtract the adopted and add the returned cats/kittens.

Total cats/kittens at event - adopted + returned = New total

[tex]44-x+2x=50\\44+x=50\\x=50-44\\x=6[/tex]

6 cats/kittens were adopted.

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Please answer this sample space question.

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A = number of flavors = 3

B = number of toppings = 4

C = number of syrups = 2

D = number of different sundaes (picking one flavor, topping and syrup)

D = A*B*C

D = 3*4*2

D = 24

There are 24 different sundaes possible.

Answer: C) 24

What is 2/15+8/15 in simplest form

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Answer:2/3

Step-by-step explanation:

So you add 8 plus 2 And keep the denominator the same and then simplify with 5

What is log 81 base 3

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Answer:

4

Step-by-step explanation:

log_3 (81)

set equal to x

log_3 (81) = x

saying this out loud is "x equals 3 raised to what power is 81"

notice that it is the same as

3^x = 81

so x equals 4

After traveling 345 miles, the
Johnston family stopped at a
rest stop for lunch. Looking at
the map, they realized they had
completed of the trip. If d
represents the total distance in
miles, which equation can be
used to find d ?

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Did they complete half of the trip? I think a word is missing!

Answer:

3/5 x d = 345

Step-by-step explanation:

got the question right on the quiz

If 1 1/4 kg sugar cost 2.25, find the cost of 3 1/4 kg of sugar

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$6.25

Step-by-step explanation:

because 1 kg is worth 2 is 1/4 is worth .25

so multiply 2 by 3 and add 1/4

good luck hope this helps.

Answer:

cost of [tex]3\frac{1}{4}[/tex] kg sugar is  [tex]5.80[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Converting the quantity of sugar from mixed fraction to proper fraction

[tex]1\frac{1}{4} =\frac{(1*4)+1}{4} =\frac{5}{4}[/tex]

Cost of [tex]\frac{5}{4}[/tex] kg of sugar= 2.25

Cost of 1 kg of sugar  [tex]2.25*\frac{4}{5} \\=0.45*4\\=1.80[/tex]

                        similarly, [tex]3\frac{1}{4} =\frac{(3*4)+1}{4}=\frac{13}{4}[/tex]

So, the cost of [tex]\frac{13}{4}[/tex] kg of sugar is  

                                           [tex]\frac{13}{4}*1.80 \\=5.80[/tex]

cost of [tex]3\frac{1}{4}[/tex] kg sugar is  [tex]5.80[/tex]

The student council is planning the school carnival. Each ticket costs $2.50. Explain how to write an equation that represents this scenario. Let x represent the number of tickets sold, and y represent the total amount of money raised.​

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of tickets sold, and y represent the total amount of money raised. Since each ticket is $2.50, the total amount of money raised is equal to $2.50 times the number of tickets. The equation would be y = 2.50x.

Answer:

y=2.5x

The total amount of money raised(y) = how many tickets are sold(x) x the price per ticket(2.5)

Hypothetically, if 24 tickets were sold, we could substitute 24 into x...

y=2.5(24)

y=60

Let x represent the number of tickets sold, and y represent the total amount of money raised. Since each ticket is $2.50, the total amount of money raised is equal to $2.50 times the number of tickets. The equation would be y = 2.50x.

The x variable represents the number of tickets sold.

The y variable represents the total amount of money raised from ticket sales.

The equation for the scenario is y = 2.50x.

what is seven tenths of 180?

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126 is the answer for this

Suppose a pizza is removed from an oven at 400°F into a kitchen whose temperature is a constant 76°F. Three minutes later the temperature of the pizza is found to be 267°F. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
(a) What is the temperature
T(t)
of the pizza after 5 minutes?
T(5) =


(b) Determine the time when the temperature of the pizza is 150°F.
min

(c) After a very long period of time, what is the approximate temperature of the pizza?
°F

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Answer:

A. 178.35°F

B. ≅ 5.64 minutes or 5 minutes 38 seconds approximately

C. 76°F.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Let's review the information given to us to answer the questions correctly:

Temperature of the pizza in the oven = 400°F

Temperature of the kitchen = 76°F constantly

Temperature of the pizza after 3 minutes = 267°F

2. A. What is the temperature  T(t)  of the pizza after 5 minutes?

We will use the ratio of how much degrees the temperature of the pizza decreases per minute, this way:

Ratio = (Temperature of the pizza in the oven - Temperature of the pizza after 3 minutes)/ Minutes

Ratio = (400 - 267)/3 = 133/3 = 44.33 (Rounding to two decimal´places)

It means that the temperature of the pizza diminishes 44.33°F per minute.

Therefore, the temperature  T(t)  of the pizza after 5 minutes, will be:

T(5) = 400 - (44.33 * 5) = 400 - 221.65 = 178.35°F

B. Determine the time when the temperature of the pizza is 150°F.

min.

Time when the pizza is 150°F = (400 - 150)/44.33 = 250/44.33 = 5.64 minutes or 5 minutes 38 seconds approximately

C. After a very long period of time, what is the approximate temperature of the pizza? It will be the temperature of the kitchen, 76°F.

xavier sells homemade necklaces for a profit of $22 per necklace. he is considering switching to a new type of pendant that will increase his profit, as expressed by the function y=29x, where x is the number sold and y is the amount of profit. how many more dollars will xavier earn on each necklace if he switches to the new material?

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Answer:

29 dollars each

Answer:

$7 more

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the question, Xavier sells homemade necklaces for a profit of $22 per necklace .

Now, he’s considering switching to a new type of pendant that will increase his profit as expressed by

y = 29x

Where x = number sold and

y = amount of profit

From the expression, if he sells one necklace made with the new type of pendant ,

y = 29 x 1

= $29

Remember he makes $22 per necklace already .

$ earns if he switches to the new pendant = $29 - $22

= $7

He’ll earn $7 more if he switches to the new material

A family ordered some candy bars and bags of chips for snacking. The number of candy bars was twice as much as the number of bags of chips. If the family spent a total of $5.50, how many bags of chips did the family buy?

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Answer:

The family bought approximately 2 bags of chips.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total spent by family = $5.50

We need to find bags of chips did the family buy.

Solution:

Let number of bags of chips bought be 'x'.

Also Given:

The number of candy bars was twice as much as the number of bags of chips.

number of candy bars = [tex]2x[/tex]

Now we can say that;

Total spent by family is equal to sum of the number of bags of chips bought and number of candy bars.

framing in equation form we get;

[tex]x+2x=5.5\\\\3x=5.5[/tex]

Dividing both side by 3 we get;

[tex]\frac{3x}{3}=\frac{5.5}{3}\\\\x=1.83\approx2[/tex]

Hence the family bought approximately 2 bags of chips.

What is the value of X: X^2=9/144

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Answer:

3/12

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we can use square roots. Due to x being squared, we can square root both the top and the bottom. The square root of 9 is 3 with 144 being 12. In the end, x equals 3/12

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[tex]\mathsf{What\ is\ the\ value\ of\ x: x^2=\dfrac{9}{144}\ ?}[/tex]

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[tex]\mathsf{\dfrac{9}{144}= \dfrac{9\div9}{144\div9} = \boxed{\dfrac{1}{16}}}[/tex]

[tex]\mathsf{New\ equation\ (for\ now): x^2=\dfrac{1}{16}}[/tex]

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[tex]\mathsf{x=\pm\sqrt{\dfrac{1}{16}}}[/tex]

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Bag A contains 9 red marbles and 3 green marbles. Bag B contains 9 black marbles and 6 orange marbles, Find the probability of selecting one green marble from bag A and one black marble from bag B.

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Answer:

3/20

Step-by-step explanation:

Prob. (For green (Bag A)) = 3/12

Prob. (For Black (Bag B)) = 9/15

3/12 x 9/15 = 3/20

The probability of selecting one green marble from bag A and one black marble from bag B is 0.15

There are 3 green marbles in bag A out of a total of 12 marbles (i.e. 3 green and 9 red).

So, the probability of selecting a green marble from bag A is:

[tex]Pr = \frac 3{12}[/tex]

There are 9 black marbles in bag B out of a total of 15 marbles (i.e. 9 black and 6 orange).

So, the probability of selecting a black marble from bag B is:

[tex]Pr = \frac 9{15}[/tex]

The required probability is then calculated as:

[tex]P = \frac 3{12} * \frac 9{15}[/tex]

Multiply

[tex]P = 0.15[/tex]

Hence, the probability of selecting one green marble from bag A and one black marble from bag B is 0.15

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a right rectangel prism has a height of 6.5cm a wudth of 8 cm and a legnth of 12.1 cm. what is the volume of the prism?

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Answer:

The volume of the Prism=[tex]629.2cm^3[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

A right rectangle prism shape is that in which the faces of the prism are in the shape of a rectangle making it a cuboid.

Volume of a right rectangle prism= [tex]length*width*Height[/tex]

Given: length=12.1 cm

           width=8 cm

          Height= 6.5 cm

Putting the given values in the formula

   Volume of the right rectangular prism:

                                                                [tex]=12.1cm*8cm*6.5cm\\\\=629.2cm^3[/tex]

The volume of the Prism=[tex]629.2cm^3[/tex]

: Kara works at a fine jewelry store and earns commission on her total sales for the week. Her weekly paycheck was in the amount of $6,500, including her salary of $1,000. Her sales for the week totaled $25,000. Express her rate of commission as a percent. Round to the nearest whole number.

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Answer:

[tex]Rate\ of\ commission=22\%[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let her rate of commission[tex]=x\%[/tex]

Salary[tex]=\$ 1000[/tex]

Weekly Amount[tex]=\$ 6500[/tex]

So earning from commission=Weekly Amount-Salary

Earning from the commission[tex]=6500-1000[/tex]

Earning from the commission[tex]=\$ 5500[/tex]

Total Sales[tex]=\$ 25000[/tex]

Commission is[tex]=x\%\ of\ 25000[/tex]

[tex]x\%\ of\ 25000=5500\\\\\frac{x}{100}\times 25000=5500\\\\x\times 250=5500\\\\x=\frac{5500}{250}\\\\x=22\%[/tex]

[tex]Rate\ of\ commission=22\%[/tex]

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