NinjaDevo

There are 16 ounces in a pound, and 2,000 pounds in a ton.

16*2000 = 32000

There are 32,000 ounces in a ton.

No, but 7 is the same thing as 7/1.

To show you that 7 does not equal 1/7, look at this number line:

They are two different points on this number line, so they are not the same thing.

To divide two fractions, you have to multiply by the recripropcal.

Sooo...

14/20 ÷ 6/10

is the same thing as:

14/20 * 10/6               ---Multiply through

140/120        ---Reduce by dividing the top and bottom by 20

7/6

or, like anonymous said

1.1666...

I've never heard that one before.

Thanks Anonymous, made my day. :)

When I go to the link it says its just a "preview" of the page, and that you can either sign in or buy full access.

I probably won't be able to help you myself, but hopefully this can be corrected so others can help you out. :)

$$1\ dozen = 12$$

$$1/2 \ dozen = 6$$

dozen(apples)

12(3x+6)

36x+72

1/2dozen(oranges)

6(4x-5)

24x-30

dozen apples + 1/2dozen oranges

(36x+72) + (24x-30)

(36x+24x) + (72-30)

60x + 42

So our answer is 60x + 42 pesos.

If we knew the value of x, we could find the exact cost. We don't though, so this is our final answer.

Hey Melody,

The paint.net paint program I used for the number line was really just to edit the number line, (add the points) so I probably won't add it to the Development page.

I looked at the GeoGebra software that you used for your paint program and that looks like something that could be added to the development page. It looks a little more relavent to math.

I'll add that one instead if that's alright with you.

Mathematically, the meaning of life is 42.

I'm assuming you mean sales tax in the U.S.

The funny thing is, sales tax varies between 1-10% of the dolar in the different states of the U.S.

The government gets their money somehow though! If it isn't through sales tax it's through property tax, income tax, etc.

Here's a chart showing how it differs from state to state, but it all adds up to about the same amount!

To find the sales tax for your state, (again this is assuming you live in the U.S., you could live outside the U.S.) I would just google "[state] sales tax." 

Once you have this percent, change it to a decimal. If you got 5%, the decimal would be .05, if you had 7%, the decimal would be .07, etc.

Now multiply this percent by however much the cost of a certain product is, and it will give you the tax on that product!