If it represents a number does it always represent 40% of number ?

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On new year's day, the average temperature of a city is 5.7 degrees celsius. but for new year's day 2012, the temperature was 9.8 degrees below the average. i) if a represents the average temperature on new year's day and 7 represents the temperature on new year's day 2012, what formula accurately relates the two values together? ii) what was the temperature on new year's day 2012? dt a 0.8 ii) - 4 1 degrees celsius da-t-98 ii) 59 degrees celsius 1) 7 = -9,8 11) 59 degrees celsius ii) l degrees celsius

Jordan has $5.37, which he is using to buy ingredients to make salsa. he is buying one red pepper for $1.29 and three pounds of tomatoes. if jordan has exactly the right amount of money he needs, what is the price per pound of the tomatoes? choose the correct equation to represent this real-world problem. solve the equation and verify the reasonableness of your answer. a pound of tomatoes costs .