Question

Nora ate x amount of strawberries. Zoe ate
`(1)/(5)` less than that. Which equation can be used to find out how many strawberries Zoe ate?

a. y = 1.5x
b. y = 0.2x
c. y = 0.8x
d. y = 1.2x
can someone try and provoide an explanation I really don't get this.

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

First convert
`(1)/(5)` to a decimal : 0.2

y represents how many strawberries Zoe ate

x represents how many strawberries Nora ate

If you take the equation- y = 0.2x and plug how many strawberries Nora ate you would claculate how many Zoe ate.

For example: say Nora ate 10 strawberries the equation would be- y(how many strawberries Zoe ate) = 0.2 · 10 ( the naumber of strawberries Nora ate)

I hope this help :)

Answer 2

B

Explanation:

1/5 as a a decimal would be 0.20 because if you multiply 0.20 by 5 you get 1