Without using a calculator, what is 30% of 546? (You can round up to avoid decimal points)

Explanation: Set up your equation as you read through the problem.

"What" means x, "is", equals, "30%", 30/100, "of", times, "546", 546.

So our equation reads x = 30/100 · 546.

Simplifying on the right side of the equation,

we can reduce 30/100 to 3/10.

So we have x = 3/10 · 546.

Now multiply across the numerators and denominators to get 1638/10.

This reduces to 819/5 which can be written as 163.8.

c = 0.429t

step-by-step explanation:

the constant rate at which carlos harvests cassava is 35 minutes per 15 cassavas 15/35 = 0.429 cassava per minute

therefore, an equation that models the number of cassava (c) that harvest carlos in a time (t) is the following:

where t is the time in minutes.

this means that when 35 minutes have elapsed 15 cassava have been harvested, at 70 minutes 30 cassava have been harvested and so on.