<p>535 number 16</p>
<p>If a + 2b is equal to 125 percent of 4b what is the value of a/b?</p>
<p>so i did </p>
<p>a + 2b = 125/100 * 4b </p>
<p>then i got stuck :(</p>
<p>divide both sides by b:</p>
<p>a/b + 2 = 125/100 * 4<br>
a/b + 2 = 5
a/b + 2 = 3</p>
<p>is that one of the answers?</p>
<p>Yea it's 3.</p>
<p>just three? here is what i did:</p>
<p>a + 2b = 1.25 x (4b)</p>
<p>a + 2b = 5b</p>
<p>a = 3b</p>
<p>a/b = 3</p>
<p>In the shadow of sunshiner :):
a/b = p, a = pb
pb + 2b = (1.25)4b
p +2 = 5
p = 3</p>