Acandle maker has 4 1/2 pounds of wax. he wants to cut the wax into pieces that are 2/3 pound each. how many 2/3 pound pieces can he divide the wax into?

pieces.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent number of pieces.

The amount of wax used in making x pieces would be .

We have been given that a candle maker has 4 1/2 pounds of wax. We can represent this information in an equation as:

Therefore, the candle maker can make pieces.

a

step-by-step explanation:

when a number is between two straight lines it means the absolute value.

to find absolute value you need to know how many numbers is that number away from 0.

when finding absolute value the number will always come out positive

so absolute value of -3 is 3

absolute value of 3/2 is 3/2

absolute value of -2 is 2

absolute value of 3.5 is 3.5

absolute value of -1 is 1

now put these numbers in order:

a)   |-1|, |3/2|, |-2|, |-3|, |3.5|