Buthaina is thinking of a number. the number is greater than two hundred twenty-five. her number is less than 2 hundreds,2 tens, and 7 ones. what is buthaina's number?

The number is 226.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x.

Given:

The number is greater than two hundred twenty-five.

So we can say that;

equation 1

Also Given:

Her number is less than 2 hundreds,2 tens, and 7 ones.

Now we can say that 2 hundreds,2 tens, and 7 ones is equal to 227

So now the number is less than 227.

equation 2

From equation 1 and equation 2 we can say that;

equation 3

Also,

equation 4

Comparing equation 3 and 4 we get;

Hence The number is 226.

step-by-step explanation:

no, her answer is not correct.   we square the lengths of all sides and then determine whether the pythagorean theorem holds here:

9² + 15² = 306.   this is not equal to the square of the longest side ( that square being 395.   answer c is correct.