In the population of a particular country, the male-to-female ratio is 46 to 54. write this ratio as a fraction in simplest form.

Jody bought 20 shares of amazon at the close price of $121.00. she bought 20 more shares a year later at the price of $127.00. two years later, she sold all of her shares at the price of $133.00. her broker charges $50 for each transaction. after all of these transactions, how much money did jody make?

Tyler went to the supermarket to buy food for a food pantry. he has $36, and can carry up to 20 pounds of food in his backpack. pasta costs $1 for a 1-pound package. pasta sauce costs $3 for a 1.5 pound jar. let x = the number of packages of pasta and y = the number of jars of pasta sauce. one package of pasta is the right amount to go with one jar of pasta sauce. what is the best numbers of packages of pasta and jars of pasta sauce to buy for the food pantry? how many packages of pasta? how many jars of pasta sauce? explain your reasoning.

Find the value of x. also give me an explanation so i can complete it to other questions as well, : )