1) x = pounds of peaches purchased
2) y = total price for the peaches
3) the formula is: y = $2x
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Answer: 5 Cans
Step-by-step explanation:
Response:
Detailed explanation:
The final result is 3 /8/33.
step by step breakdown
Initially, we write:
x
=
3
.
¯¯¯¯
24
After that, we will multiply each side by
100
leading to:
100
x
=
324
.
¯¯¯¯
24
Subsequently, we will subtract the first equation from the second equation:
100
x
−
x
=
324
.
¯¯¯¯
24
−
3
.
¯¯¯¯
24
We can then solve for
x
in the following manner:
100
x
−
1
x
=
(
324
+
0
.
¯¯¯¯
24
)
−
(
3
+
0
.
¯¯¯¯
24
)
(
100
−
1
)
x
=
324
+
0
.
¯¯¯¯
24
−
3
−
0
.
¯¯¯¯
24
99
x
=
(
324
−
3
)
+
(
0
.
¯¯¯¯
24
−
0
.
¯¯¯¯
24
)
99
x
=
321
+
0
99
x
=
321
99
x
99
=
321
99
99
x
99
=
3
×
107
3
×
33
x
=
3
×
107
3
×
33
x
=
107
33
Next, we convert this improper fraction to a mixed numeral:
x
=
107
33
=
99
+
8
33
=
99
33
+
8
33
=
3
+
8
33
=
3
8
33
3
.
¯¯¯¯
=
3
8
33
