2. Gerald was given the following problem to solve for the length of the “?”. He has made a mistake in his work. Identify and describe how he made his mistake. Then, solve the problem correctly.

x = 18.7

Step-by-step explanation:

Gerald's answer is almost correct.  

He just needs to switch the 14 and the x.

it should be

24/x = 18/14

solve for x by cross multiplication

18x = (24)(14)

18x = 336

x = 18.7

8

step-by-step explanation:

to find the amount of gift bags to use all the supplies, find the gcf or greatest common factor. this is the largest number which multiplies evenly into each term.

48 has factors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12. 16, 24, 48

80 has factors: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80

64 has factors: 1, 2, 4, 8, 8, 16, 32, 64

the highest number factor they all share in common is 8. this means there will be 8 bags with 6 pencils, 10 markers, and 8 stickers in each bag.

answer:

idk

step-by-step explanation: