IdeasCuriosas - Every Question Deserves an Answer Logo

In Mathematics / College | 2025-08-20

Find the value of $n$ and $YZ$ if $Y$ is between $X$ and $Z$.
$XY = 5n, YZ = 2n, XZ = 91$

n =
YZ =

Asked by whitesandsjanitorial

Answer (3)

56 pennies, you should find 20% of 70 to get 14 and subtract that from 70 to get you answer.

Answered by megz | 2024-06-10

56 pennies. That is, 70 ∗ 100 100 − 20 ​ = 70 ∗ 100 80 ​ = 70 ∗ 5 4 ​ = 5 4 ∗ 70 ​ = 4 ∗ 14 = 56

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-24

After calculating 20% of 70 pennies, which is 14 pennies, and subtracting that from the total, we find that 70 pennies decreased by 20% results in 56 pennies. This shows how to apply percentage calculations to a total. Thus, the final answer is 56 pennies.
;

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-12-18