The following shows the process a student used to determine the number of yards in 3,218 meters. (1 mile = 1,609 meters) (1 mile = 1,760 yards) step 1: 1,609 meters is being multiplied by conversion factor 1 mile over 3,218 meters equals 0.5 mile step 2: 0.5 mile is being multiplied by conversion factor 1760 yards over 1 mile equals 880 yards step 3: 880 yards

Wow... tough to read and understand

here is what I would do

3218/1609 =        this will tell you how many miles are in 3218 metres

next take your answer and then multiply it by 1760 to tell you how many yards are in 3218 metres

Ithink you're supposed to multiply 12.50 which is how much he makes per hour and then multiply it by each number then add whats left togrther and there's your answer

Okay so n is going to represent our first number. since the second number of five times greater than n, the second number will be represented as 5n. for us to figure out the two  numbers we need to have  the value of n first. this is going to be done by adding the two numbers together, n and 5n. it can be simplified as 6n, which the problem states is equal to 72. divide 72 by 6n and you can solve for n.  n+5n=726n=72n=(72/6)n=12  now that we know the value of n, we have to multiply 5 times 12 which equals 60. so our two numbers/integers are 12 and 60