Homework / Riddle (Math Related)?

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Breanna M

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I'll set it up for you, but you have to plug in the numbers. I think that's fair.

L=long
M=medium
S=short
x=variable 1
r=variable 2

Step one:
You take the first conversion (1.23 longs = 23.0 mediums) and find out how many mediums are in one long.

1.23L over 23.0M is equal to 1L over (x)M

That will tell you how many mediums are in 1 long.

Step two:
Then you take the second conversion (74.5 mediums = 645 shorts) and find out how many shorts are in (x)M.

645S over 74.5M is equal to (r)S over (x)M
(xM is your answer from step one)

(r)S is the answer.
 
1.23 long = 23 medium

1 medium = 645/ 74.5 = 8.657718

1.23 long = 8.657718 X 23 = 199.1275

1 long = 199.1275/1.23
= 161.89 short

Hope this helps!
 
You are cracking a code and have discovered the following conversion factors: 1.23 longs = 23.0 mediums, and 74.5 mediums = 645 shorts. How many shorts are equal to one long.
 
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