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The ratio of two numbers is five sixths the second number is sixteen less than twice the first number find both numbers?
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Ratio is 5:6, so Let x=the first number, and then 2x-16 = the second number.
5/6 = x over (2x-16) : do cross multiplication
5*(2x-16) = 6*x
10x-80=6x (combine like terms, in this case, the variable x, by subtracting 10x on both sides)
-80 = 6x-10 =-4x
-80=-4x (to get x by itself, divide negative 4 on both sides)
20 = x (negative divided by a negative equals a positive #)
2x-16 = 2(20)-16 = 40-16 = 24
The first # is equals 20 and the second # is equals 24, 20 to 24 is equals to ratio 5:6.
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Eight and one sixth minus five sixth?
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What is nine sixths as a mixed number?
five
What is nine twenty sixths in a number?
0.346154
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44.44%
What is One sixths of sixteen?
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Why is there no number between 2 and 4 sevenths and 2 and 32 fifty sixths?
It is because the two numbers are the same.
What is eleven sixths as a mixed number?
Eleven sixths as a mixed number is 1 5/6
What does eight-fifths equal to sixths what?
8/5 does not equal any sensible number of sixths. It is 9.6 sixths.
Is two-sixths a whole number?
No, it is not.
What is 1 and a half minus 2 thirds?
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Eight and one sixth minus five sixth?
8 1/6 = 49 sixths. 49 - 5 (sixths) = 44(sixths). Change the sixths back to whole numbers, divide by 6 = 7 2/6 = 7 1/3.
What is nine sixths as a mixed number?
five
What is nine twenty sixths in a number?
0.346154
