One number is 5 times another. The sum of their reciprocals is 2/5. Determine the smaller number.

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Answer 1
Answer: so x=5y
reciprocal of x=1/x then

sum of reciprocals means 1/x+1/y=2/5
subsitute x=5y for x in 1/x+1/y=2/5 and get
1/5y+1/y=2/5
multiply 1/y by 5/5 to make it 5/5y so you can add since the denomenators (bottom number) are the same

1/5y+5/5y=2/5
6/5y=2/5
multiply both sides by 5y
6=2y
divide both sides by 2
3=y
put this into x=5y so 
x=5(3)
x=15
y=3

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Which of the following is equivalent to the expression below for x≠6?2x²-18x+36/x-6


2(x+3)
2x-3
2x+3
2(x-3)

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Answer:

The fourth answer choice is the correct one:  2(x - 3)

Step-by-step explanation:

2x²-18x+36/x-6 should be factored, as follows:

2(x²-9x+18) / (x-6) = 2(x - 3) (x - 6) / (x - 6)

Substituting x = 6 would result in division by zero and is thus not allowed.

Remembering this, we can reduce 2(x - 3) (x - 6) / (x - 6) to 2(x - 3) for x≠6.

20x3 + 12x2 + 5x + 3

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i hope this helps you

Answer: ( 5x+3) (4x2 (squared) + 1)

Step-by-step explanation:

Jim has grades of 84, 65, and 76 on three math tests. What grade must he obtain on the next test to have an average of exactly 80 for the four tests?. A. 87 . B. 95 . C. 85 . D. 92

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An average for the four tests:
Avg = ( 84 + 65 + 76 + x ) / 4
80 = ( 84 + 65 + 76 + x ) / 4  /* 4 ( multiple both sides of the equation by 4 )
320 = 225 + x
x = 320 - 225
x = 95
Answer:
B ) 95

Factor the coefficient from 1.5a - 4.5.

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The resulting expression is 1.5 times the quantity (a - 3).

What is algebraic Expression?

Any mathematical statement that includes numbers, variables, and an arithmetic operation between them is known as an expression or algebraic expression. In the phrase 4m + 5, for instance, the terms 4m and 5 are separated from the variable m by the arithmetic sign +.

To factor the coefficient from 1.5a - 4.5, we can first factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) of the two terms.

The GCF of 1.5a and 4.5 is 1.5:

1.5a - 4.5 = 1.5(a - 3)

So, we have factored out the coefficient of 1.5 from the original expression.

The resulting expression is 1.5 times the quantity (a - 3).

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1.5a - 4.5 = 1.5 × a - 1.5 × 3 = 1,5(a - 3)



A used automobile dealership recently reduced the price of a used compact car by 6%. If the price of the car before discount was 18,400, find the discount and the new price

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Answer:  Discount Price = $1104

New Price = $17296

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A used automobile dealership recently reduced the price of a used compact car by 6%, which can be written as 0.06.

The price of the car before discount was 18,400.

Formula for Discount = Discount percentage× Original price

Then , Discount =0.06*18400=\$1104

New Price after Discount = Original Price - Discount price

=\$18,400-\$1104=\$17296

Hence, Discount Price = $1104

New Price = $17296

6% of $18,400 = .06 x $18,400 or $1104 - that's the discount

$18,400
-   1,104
$17,296  - this is the new price after the discount

Tickets at the theater or $9 for adults seniors receive a discount and only have to pay $6 but capicity of the theater is 80 people. If the theater was at full capacity and made $675, then how many seniors bought tickets for the movies? And how did you get that answer

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so $9 for adults and $6 for seniors

so number of adults is represented by x
number of seinors is represented by y

9x+6y=675 since every adult pays 9 and seinors pay 6

x+y=80 since adults+seinors=80

multiply x+y=80 by -6
-6x-6y=-480
add this to 9x+6y=675
9x-6x+6y-6y=675-480
3x+0=195
divide both sides by 3
x=65
there were 65 adults

subsitute 65 for x in x+y=80
65+y=80
subtract 65 from both sides
y=15

there were 15 seinors at the event