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If one and a half teenagers can eat one and a half pizzas in one and a half days, how many pizzas can 9 teenagers eat in 3 days?
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9 TEENAGERS CAN EAT 18 PIZZAS IN 3 DAYS. 1 TEENAGER CAN EAT 1 PIZZA IN 1.5 DAYS. 1 TEENAGER CAN EAT 2 PIZZAS IN 3 DAYS. 9 TEENAGERS CAN EAT 18 PIZZAS IN 3 DAYS
TERRY IS 5 YEARS OLD. LET'S TRANSLATE WORDS TO MATH. "ALICE WAS FIVE YEARS OLDER THAN TERRY IS NOW" TRANSLATES TO: A = 5 + T, WHERE A IS THE AGE OF ALICE AND T IS THE AGE OF TERRY. NOW TRANSLATE AGAIN. "TERRY IS HALF AS OLD AS ALICE WAS" BECOMES : T = (1⁄2)A. SOLVING THE TWO EQUATIONS WILL GIVE T = 5
IT WOULD TAKE 47 DAYS TO COVER HALF OF THE LAKE, AS THEY DOUBLE IN SIZE EVERY DAY
"SIX DOZEN DOZEN" IS GREATER. "SIX DOZEN DOZEN" IS 6 X 12 X 12. "HALF DOZEN DOZEN" IS 1/2 X 12 X 12
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