If the ratio of 0.5 ; x is equivalent to 1.5 : 2.25, what is
the value of x ?
A) 0.75
B) 1.6875
C) 3
D) 3.25

Ngrid mixes 3.6 pounds of almonds with some raisins to make a trail mix. she divides the trail mix into 12 equal portions. each portion weighs 0.7 pound. how many pounds of raisins did she use to make the trail mix? express the answer to the nearest tenth.

Ricky takes out a $31,800 student loan to pay his expenses while he is in college. after graduation, he will begin making payments of $190.66 per month for the next 30 years to pay off the loan. how much more will ricky end up paying for the loan than the original value of $31,800? ricky will end up paying $ more than he borrowed to pay off the loan.

The distribution of the amount of money spent by students for textbooks in a semester is approximately normal in shape with a mean of $235 and a standard deviation of $20. according to the standard deviation rule, how much did almost all (99.7%) of the students spend on textbooks in a semester?