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Yeah, sorry that was a typo. Can you let me know what my March equation is supposed to be? I'm very confused with this question to be honest.

I haven't been proved with more information other than the given one. And yes, I am supposed to comment on them.

This is the question: This is what I did. I have no other idea what else I can do to solve this confusing problem.

So it means both D and E are neutral?

Why would the question say then "balloon D has no effect on balloon E"? In what scenario is this possible?

That's exactly I'm confused about.

Balloon A is + as negatively charged rod attracts it Balloon B is - as Balloon A attracts it. Since Balloon A (+) repels balloon C so it means Balloon C is +. Balloon D attracts Balloon Balloon B (-) so it means Balloon D is +. Balloon E is neutral as negatively charged objects and neutral...

I came up with 24 and 48. Is this correct? Thanks for helping!

It is my son who came up with 14. I'm not good at math unfortunately.

Homework Statement Every 6th person who arrives at a book sale receives a free calendar and every 8th person receives a free book. Which of the first 50 people receive a book and a calendar? Homework Equations Kindly check and the solution please. Can't really figure it out. The Attempt at a...

Thanks! I'm posting from a cellphone, that's the best way I could post it.

Hallsoflvy, does that mean 3 people can't be seated?

I can't figure out how to calculate the number of people who can't be seated. For those who can be seated I simply did 963/8=120.4 Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks!

That can be a possibility as it's a plot with irregular sides. Can I write a formula without the missing data? If so then how, please elaborate..

I'm given an irregular shaped plot with 3 sides, and have been asked to find the fourth missing side, no other detail is given. Is it possible to find the missing side? If so, then how? Here is what it looks like roughly: