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2 years ago

Paolo paid $ 28 $ 28 for a hat that was originally priced at $ 35 $ 35 . By what percent was the hat discounted?

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devlian [24]2 years ago

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The original price of the hat is $35. Paolo paid $28 for the hat.

So discount for the hat is $(35-28) = $7

$7 is discounted from $35. We have to find the percentage of the discount.

To find the percentage we have to divide the discount amount by the original price and then have to multiply it by 100.

So the discount percentage =

((7/35)×100) %

We can simplify 7/35 by dividing 7 and 35 both by 7. So we will get 1/5 after simplifying.

((1/5) ×100) %

(100/5)% = 20%

So the hat was discounted by 20%.

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Answer:

a) x = 0,70 miles

T = 1/2* (√4 + x²) +( 15 - x )/3 Objective Function to minimize

b) V(min) = 2.59 m/hr

Step-by-step explanation:

Let assume the boat is in Point A, she lands in point B, and R is the restaurant

Let call x distance between the point O in which perpendicular line from the boat get to shoreline, and the point were she land.

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According to that she takes

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and 15 - x /3 walking

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T = c/2 + ( 15-x )/3 c =√(2)² + x² ⇒ T = [√(2)² + x² ] /2 + ( 15-x )/3

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And that is the Objective function to minimize

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3*x - √( √4 + x²) = 0 ⇒ 3*x = √( √4 + x²)

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9x² = 4 + x² ⇒ 8x² = 4 x² = 1/2 x = 0,70 miles

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1/2* (√4 + x²) +( 15 - x )/3 ⇒ [√ 4 + 0,5] /2 + 14,3/3 = T (min)

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The label on the car's antifreeze container claims to protect the car between −40°C and 140°C. To covert Celsius temperature to

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

The antifreeze protects the car between −40°C and 140°C.

Using t for temperature, the compound inequality of the Celsius temperature range is:

-40 < t < 140

The conversion formula is given to find degrees C in given degrees F. We can solve the formula for F, so we get degrees F in terms of degrees C.

C = (5/9)(F - 32) <------ conversion formula from deg F to deg C

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(9/5)C = F - 32

(9/5)C + 32 = F

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F = (9/5)C + 32

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-40 deg C = -40 deg F

(This is not a mistake or a typo. -40 deg C really is the same as -40 deg F.)

Now we convert 140 deg C to deg F using the formula we just derived.

F = (9/5)C + 32

F = (9/5)(140) + 32

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