JMS1987 JMS1987
  • 17-06-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

If 1/2 of 5 is 3, then what is 1/3 of 10?

Respuesta :

mreijepatmat
mreijepatmat mreijepatmat
  • 17-06-2017
a) If 1/2 of 5 is 3 that means 5/2 = 3 or 5 = 2 x 3
b) ...then what is 1/3 of 10; that means 10/3 or (5x2)/3
But we know from a) that 5 =  2x3. Substitute 5 in b) 

10/3 = (5x2)/10 = (2x2x3)/3 = 4, So 10/3 = 4
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Which of the following is the correct angle between the atoms in a tetrahedral molecule? A. 90o B. 109o C. 120o D. 270o
Read this excerpt from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: When Jane and Elizabeth were alone, the former, who had been cautious in her praise of Mr. Bingley bef
An airport offers two suttles that run on different schedules. If both suttles leave at 4 and one departs every 6 minutes and one departs every 9 minutes what t
what is the estimate of 7597?
what is the number 9,304,000,000 written in scientific notation?
The government department responsible for laws concerning work is the
Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction that occurs when calcium metal undergoes a combination reaction with O2(g)?
If h is 36in, w is 28in, and A is 6112in to the second power, what is the length of the box
how many 1/3 are in one cup
tabitha's hiking distance in july was 2/5 miles she wrote the distance of 2.02 miles what error did she make?