An isoseles triangle has two sides of equal length. The third side is 5 less than twice the length of one of the other sides. If the perimeter of the triangle is 23 cm, what is the length of the third side? Explain how you would define a variable for this problem.

How many kilometers are equal to 5 miles? use 1 mile ≈ 1.61 kilometers. !

Dexter read 11 science fiction books and 5 history books. lena read 9 science fiction books and 4 history books. compare the students’ ratios of science fiction books to history books. 1. determine the ratios’ form:    science fiction books to history books 2. write the ratios as fractions:    dexter: 115; lena: 94 3. rewrite with a common denominator. 4. compare. 5. answer the question. determine which shows the correct comparison of the ratios for this problem.

Determine if the outside temperature is a function of the time of day or if the time of day is a function of temperature and explain why or why not.