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Arestaurant chef made 1 1/2 jars of pasta sauce. each serving of pasta requires 1/2 of a jar of sauce. how many servings of pasta will the chef be able to prepare using the sauce?

Solve the problem by making up an equation. a man could arrive on time for an appointment if he drove the car at 40 mph; however, since he left the house 15 minutes late, he drove the car at 50 mph and arrive 3 minutes early for the appointment. how far from his house was his appointment?

The ideal weight of a nickel is 0.176 ounce. to check that there are 40 nickels in a roll, a bank weighs the roll and allows for an error of 0.015 ounce in total weight