A carpenter's tool box is made up of nails, screws,
washers, and brackets in a ratio of 4:11:9:6. The
total number of the pieces in the box is 60. If 5
carpenters have identical tool boxes, how many
total washers are in the boxes?

45 total washers

Step-by-step explanation:

Looking at the ratio of 4:11:9:6, we know that there are,

4 nails in each tool box

11 screws in each tool box

9 washers in each tool box

6 brackets in each tool.

Given that there are 5 carpenters with identical tool boxes, we can find the total amount of washers by multiplying the amount of washers in each box with how many carpenters there are.

9 * 5  = 45

Step-by-step explanation:

One way to do this follows:  Find the ratio, r, which when multiplied by each of the four numbers in the ratio produces the actual number of parts present:

4r + 11r + 9r + 6r = 60

Summing these up results in 30r = 60, so r is 2.

There are 4(2), or 8, nails,

11(2), or 22, screws,

9(2), or 18, washers, and

6(2), or 12, brackets.

Note that 8 + 22 + 18 + 12 = 60 (total number of parts)

If 5 carpenters have identical boxes, there will be 5(18), or 90, total washers.

$30.32

step-by-step explanation:

65.00*.12=2.80

65.00-2.80=57.20

57.20*1.06=60.632

60.632/2=30.316

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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