there are 49 mangoes and 63 avocado's to be sold as part of the fair is school. the organizer wants the same number of items of fruits in each bag. mangoes and avocado's should not be mixed. what is the greatest number of each fruit that can be placed in a bag? A) 7 B) 8 C) 9 D) 10

answer: solve 5\cdot 2^x=2405⋅2  

x

=2405, dot, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, equals, 240.

solution

to solve for xxx, we must first isolate the exponential part. to do this, divide both sides by 555 as shown below. we do not multiply the 555 and the 222 as this goes against the order of operations!

\begin{aligned} 5\cdot 2^x& =240 2^x& =48 \\ \end{aligned}  

5⋅2  

x

2  

x

​    

=240

=48

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step-by-step explanation:

56 44 2 4

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