You paid $600 for a new guitar. your guitar cost $40 more than twice the cost of your friends guitar. how much did your friend's guitar cost? show work and explain why.

+the answer is $340 to find the answer you need to take $600 and since its twice the cost plus $40 you divide $600 by 2 then you add $40 $600/2 +$40=$340

the equation for this situation is y=122+45. to solve the equation you would add 45 and 122 to get a total of 167lbs. in conclusion, grace's weight eight weeks ago was 167lbs.  

b) 1/3 * 1/5

step-by-step explanation:

each smallest part is 1/15 since the written one is 1/5 and it's divided by 3 equal parts. (1/5 )/3 = 1/15 = 1/3 * 1/5