You'll find it easier to understand if you illustrate the problem as what is shown in the attached picture. From the illustration and the problem description, two equations can be formulated:
HJ = 2JK
HJ + JK = HK
2JK + JK = 78
3JK = 78
JK = 78/3
JK = 26
The <em><u>correct answer</u></em> is:
Her variable expenses can be reduced.
Explanation:
In a household budget, you have fixed expenses and variable expenses.
Fixed expenses are expenses that are the same from month to month, such as a car payment, rent, power bill, etc. These cannot be reduced; if you were to pay less on your car payment, your car would be repossessed; paying less than you owe on the power bill can result in your power being disconnected; etc.
Variable expenses are expenses that are different from month to month, such as food, clothing, shopping, etc. If you are dealing with a situation where your wages are less than you anticipate, you can reduce items within your variable expenses to make sure you have enough money. For example, you can purchase fewer clothes that pay period or cut your grocery bill down.
40 hundreds flats. 400 tens = 4,000. 40 hundreds also equals 4,000.
B. The total area painted is 864; they must buy two cans of paint.
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1:
A rectangle's area can be calculated by multiplying its length and its width. The wall is made up of 5 different types of rectangular walls. All walls are 8 feet tall but the length varies.
Step 2:
The area of the 20 feet long wall = 
The area of the 10 feet long wall = 
The area of the 5 feet long wall = 
The area of the 4 feet long wall = 
The area of the 15 feet long wall = 
The area of all the walls = 432 square feet.
Since there are two sides for every wall, total area = 
square feet.
Step 3:
If one paint can covers 500 square feet,
the number of cans required to paint 864 square feet = 
cans.
so 2 paint cans are needed to paint 864 square feet which is option B.
