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Athletix Says.....Post #210 gets a point!
i hope i win
it kept saying edit reply and making me leave page.... think ev hacked my comp! lol
i hope i win
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JudgementDay said:Point for you!
6:00 pm
JudgementDay said:Point!
Please tell me you googled it, because it's driving me nuts how to come up with that answer aha
Hell yea i googled it hahaha
MidwestBeast said:You guys disappoint me. That's a simple math-word problem. lol
I had to look at it just because of the attention you were giving it.
day = 24 hours
1/3x + x = 24
1/3(18) = 6 + 18 = 24
Starting from midnight, add 18 hours.
Arrive at 6 PM
You guys disappoint me. That's a simple math-word problem. lol
I had to look at it just because of the attention you were giving it.
day = 24 hours
1/3x + x = 24
1/3(18) = 6 + 18 = 24
Starting from midnight, add 18 hours.
Arrive at 6 PM
But google is so much faster
But 1/3rd of 24 = 8, so how do they get 18?
You're looking for a certain amount of the day that has already happened (x). One-third of that number remains (1/3x). So if you add those two together, you'll get 24. So you work backwards. We know that it has to be a number divisible by 3, so rather than even deal with the math of moving things around, you can try a few numbers: 1/3 of 12 = 4 -> added to 12 = 16, so we know that's not right. 1/3 of 15 = 5 -> added to 15 = 20. 1/3 of 18 = 6 -> added to 18 = 24. Bingo.
And people say you'll never used algebra outside of school. Lol \m/0.0\m/