If a dozen paper clips weighs 9.6 g, and a pile of paper clips weigh 14.4 g, how many paper clips are in the pile

18 paperclips are in the pile!

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that a dozen paperclips are equal to 9.6g, so we are going to divide 9.6 by 12 to figure out how much each paperclip weighs (0.8g). So we then divide 14.4 by 0.8 to figure out how many paperclips are in the pile! Hope this helps!

set each factor equal to 0

4x-3 = 0

2x-1 = 0

solve for x.

4x-3=0

4x=3

x= 3/4

solve for x. 

2x-1= 0

2x= 1

x= 1/2

eventually after a few more steps, your answer should be 1/2 is less than or equal to x and 3/4 is greater than or equal to x