For a recent year, the population of Alabama was approximately 4.2 million. At that time Alabama had 7 representatives in the U. S. House of Representatives. In the same year, North Carolina had a population of approximately 7.2 million. If representation in the house is based on population in equal proportions for each state, how many representatives did North Carolina have?

Atrucker had a load of grain containing 2 tons. she unloaded 1 ton and 1,200 pounds at the warehouse. how much grain does she still have left on the truck?

Arefrigeration system at your company uses temperature sensors fixed to read celsius (°c) values, but the system operators in your control room understand only the fahrenheit scale. you have been asked to make a fahrenheit (°f) label for the high temperature alarm, which is set to ring whenever the system temperature rises above –10°c. what fahrenheit value should you write on the label

How is working backward similar to solving an equation?