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A sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 9 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 9 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?
| 9:2 | |
| 9:6 | |
| 81:2 | |
| 1:8 |
The ratio of football cards to baseball cards is 9:2 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards is 9:1. To solve this problem, we need the baseball card side of each ratio to be equal so we need to rewrite the ratios in terms of a common number of baseball cards. (Think of this like finding the common denominator when adding fractions.) The ratio of football to baseball cards can also be written as 81:18 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards as 18:2. So, the ratio of football cards to basketball cards is football:baseball, baseball:basketball or 81:18, 18:2 which reduces to 81:2.
What is \( \frac{3}{9} \) ÷ \( \frac{2}{9} \)?
| 3 | |
| \(\frac{3}{35}\) | |
| 1\(\frac{1}{2}\) | |
| \(\frac{8}{25}\) |
To divide fractions, invert the second fraction and then multiply:
\( \frac{3}{9} \) ÷ \( \frac{2}{9} \) = \( \frac{3}{9} \) x \( \frac{9}{2} \)
To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:
\( \frac{3}{9} \) x \( \frac{9}{2} \) = \( \frac{3 x 9}{9 x 2} \) = \( \frac{27}{18} \) = 1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
What is 3y4 + 4y4?
| -y-4 | |
| y4 | |
| 7y-8 | |
| 7y4 |
To add or subtract terms with exponents, both the base and the exponent must be the same. In this case they are so add the coefficients and retain the base and exponent:
3y4 + 4y4
(3 + 4)y4
7y4
What is the greatest common factor of 76 and 48?
| 8 | |
| 34 | |
| 17 | |
| 4 |
The factors of 76 are [1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76] and the factors of 48 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 the greatest factor 76 and 48 have in common.
What is \( \frac{8}{3} \) + \( \frac{4}{9} \)?
| 3\(\frac{1}{9}\) | |
| \( \frac{1}{9} \) | |
| \( \frac{8}{9} \) | |
| 1 \( \frac{1}{9} \) |
To add these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 3 are [3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30] and the first few multiples of 9 are [9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90]. The first few multiples they share are [9, 18, 27, 36, 45] making 9 the smallest multiple 3 and 9 share.
Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:
\( \frac{8 x 3}{3 x 3} \) + \( \frac{4 x 1}{9 x 1} \)
\( \frac{24}{9} \) + \( \frac{4}{9} \)
Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can add them:
\( \frac{24 + 4}{9} \) = \( \frac{28}{9} \) = 3\(\frac{1}{9}\)