Chapter 2: Q6. (page 62)
Write a variable expression to represent the phrase.
7 more than a number
Short Answer
7 more than a number is x + 7 (where the number is x)
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Chapter 2: Q6. (page 62)
Write a variable expression to represent the phrase.
7 more than a number
7 more than a number is x + 7 (where the number is x)
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Challenge The problem below is a variation of one that appears in the ancient Chinese text Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art. (In the problem, a tou is a Chinese unit of measure.)
A goat, a horse, and a cow mistakenly enter a farmer’s wheat field and eat some stalks of wheat. The horse eats twice as many stalks as the goat, and the cow eats twice as many stalks as the horse. The farmer demands 5 tou of wheat from the owners of the animals to replace what was eaten. How much wheat should be replaced by the goat’s owner? by the horse’s owner? by the cow’s owner?
a. Let x be the amount of wheat (in tou) that should be replaced by the goat’s owner. What is an expression in terms of x for the amount that should be replaced by the horse’s owner? by the cow’s owner?
b. Write and solve an equation to find x. To the nearest tenth of a tou, how much wheat should be replaced by each animal’s owner?
Explain how the commutative and associative properties of multiplication can help you evaluate the product mentally
You and a friend go to the movies. You each buy a ticket for \(9.00 and a popcorn-and-drink combo for \)5.25. Describe two methods you can use to find the total amount of money you and your friend spend. What is the total amount spent?
Perform the indicated operation.
What is the coefficient of y in the expression
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