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OpenStudy (anonymous):

omy goodness can someone please help me with 8 math questions

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Depends, what kind of math is it? :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Give me the first question I'll explain the best I can

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@giana_leee ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the first one is

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Tom receives allowance every week. He spends three-fourths of his allowance on food. Last week, Tom spent nine dollars on food. What is Tom’s weekly allowance? Write the verbal model, define the variable, write the equation and find the solution. Show your work.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@LearningIsAwesome

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3/4 of his allowance is $9 right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That means we can divide this by 3 to get 1/4th of his allowance

OpenStudy (anonymous):

umm i dont really get it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

here we have 4 boxes, 3 of them are full we have 9, divide 3 by 3 we get 1, so divide 9 by 3 and we get whatever it is for 1/4 not 3/4 |dw:1404938459550:dw|

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