For Exercises 35–38, write an equation. Then solve.
B 35. CAVES The self-guided Mammoth Cave Discovery Tour includes an
elevation change of 140 feet. This is _ 157 of the elevation change on the
Wild Cave Tour. What is the elevation change on the Wild Cave Tour?
- MUSEUMS Twenty-four students brought their permission slips to attend
the class field trip to the local art museum. If this represented _^45 of the
class, how many students are in the class?
3737 MEASUREMENT If one serving of cooked rice is _ 43 cup, how many servings
will 16 _^12 cups of rice yield?
- HIKING After Alana hiked 2 ^58 miles along a hiking trail, she realized that
she was only ^34 of the way to the end of the trail. How long is the trail? - GRAPHIC NOVEL Refer to the graphic novel frame below. Write and solve
an equation to find how many movies they have time to show.
We are planning
a movie night
for our school.
a m
for
C 40. REASONING Complete the statement: If 8 = _m
4
, then m - 12 =. Explain.
- Which One Doesn’t Belong? Identify the pair of numbers that does not
belong with the other three. Explain.
_ 96 , _^69 4, _ 41 _ 35 , 5 _^27 , _ 27
- CHALLENGE The formula for the area of a trapezoid is A = _^12 h(b 1 + b 2 ),
where b 1 and b 2 are both bases and h is the height. Find the value of h in
terms of A, b 1 , and b 2. Justify your answer. - E WRITE MATH Explain the Multiplication Property of Equality. Then
give an example of an equation in which you would use this property.
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