21.6 ÷ 0.4 = 54 times for green
21.6 ÷ 0.6 = 36 times for purple
Together, 90 beads. Separately, 54 green and 36 purple.
Answer:
I take it you mean the average gallons lost an hour, in which case you would do 58,432.4 - 56,475.2 to get 1,597.2 to which you divide by 2 getting your final answer of 978.6
Since my answer was deleted here it is:
The variable x represents the cost per pound of meat.
The variable y represents the cost per pound of cheese.
The deli charges $4.50 for a pound of meat.
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