In a certain area, there are 35 houses to 55 businesses. write the ratio of houses to businesses as a fraction i'm simplest form. then explain its meaning.

Graph red beads cost $1 an ounce and gold beads cost $3 an ounce. juanita wants to purchase a 12-ounce mixture of red and gold beads that she can sell for $2 an ounce. the solution of the system shows the number of beads needed for juanita to break even. x + y = 12, x + 3y = 24 how many ounces of red beads will juanita buy to break even? how many ounces of gold beads will she buy?

Hi, can anyone show me how to do this problem? 100 points for this. in advance

The value of the expression 16-^3/4 8 1/8 -6 6 1/40 1/64