The water level of a river is below normal levels. Its water level is at 1 1/2
meters below sea level. During the summer, the river drops another 2 1/3
meters below sea level. What is the water level at the end of summer? Remember, the elevation is below sea level. Account for this in your answer.
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To find the water level at the end of summer, we need to add the initial water level of 1 1/2 meters below sea level with the additional drop of 2 1/3 meters below sea level.
Step 1: Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions.
1 1/2 = (2 * 1 + 1)/2 = 3/2
2 1/3 = (3 * 2 + 1)/3 = 7/3
Step 2: Add the fractions.
3/2 + 7/3 = (3 * 3 + 7 * 2)/(2 * 3) = 9/6 + 14/6 = 23/6
Step 3: Simplify the fraction.
23/6 = 3 5/6
Therefore, the water level at the end of summer is 3 5/6 meters below sea level.
To find the water level at the end of summer, we need to first calculate the drop in the water level during summer.
Given that the water level of the river is currently 1 1/2 meters below sea level, and it drops another 2 1/3 meters below sea level during summer, we can start by converting the mixed numbers to improper fractions.
1 1/2 = (2*1 + 1)/2 = 3/2
2 1/3 = (3*2 + 1)/3 = 7/3
Now, let's find the total drop in water level:
The initial water level is 3/2 meters below sea level, and it drops further by 7/3 meters. To find the total drop, we add these two fractions:
3/2 + 7/3
To add fractions with different denominators, find a common denominator. In this case, the least common multiple (LCM) of 2 and 3 is 6. Let's rewrite the fractions with a common denominator:
(3/2) * (3/3) = 9/6
(7/3) * (2/2) = 14/6
Now, we can add the fractions:
9/6 + 14/6 = 23/6
So, the total drop in water level during summer is 23/6 meters below sea level.
Next, we need to calculate the water level at the end of summer. We can do this by subtracting the drop from the initial water level:
Initial water level = 3/2 meters below sea level
Drop during summer = 23/6 meters below sea level
To subtract fractions, we need the same denominator. In this case, the denominator is already the same, so we can simply subtract the numerators:
(3/2) - (23/6) = (9/6) - (23/6) = -14/6
Therefore, at the end of summer, the water level of the river is 14/6 meters below sea level.
To find the water level at the end of summer, we need to add the initial water level (1 1/2 meters below sea level) and the drop during summer (2 1/3 meters below sea level).
First, let's convert the mixed fractions to improper fractions.
1 1/2 can be written as (1 * 2 + 1) / 2 = 3/2 meters below sea level.
2 1/3 can be written as (2 * 3 + 1) / 3 = 7/3 meters below sea level.
Adding the two fractions gives us (3/2) + (7/3).
To add fractions, we need to find a common denominator, which in this case is 6.
(3/2) can be rewritten as (3 * 3) / (2 * 3) = 9/6 meters below sea level.
(7/3) can be rewritten as (7 * 2) / (3 * 2) = 14/6 meters below sea level.
Now that we have the fractions with a common denominator, we can add them: (9/6) + (14/6) = 23/6.
Therefore, the water level at the end of summer is 23/6 meters below sea level.
My apologies, let's redo the calculation.
The initial water level is 1 1/2 meters below sea level, which can be written as (3/2) meters below sea level.
During the summer, the river drops another 2 1/3 meters below sea level, which can be written as (7/3) meters below sea level.
To find the water level at the end of summer, we need to subtract the drop during summer from the initial water level:
(3/2) - (7/3)
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator, which in this case is 6.
(3/2) can be rewritten as (9/6) meters below sea level.
(7/3) can be rewritten as (14/6) meters below sea level.
Now, we subtract: (9/6) - (14/6) = (-5/6)
Therefore, the water level at the end of summer is 5/6 meters below sea level.
Apologies for the confusion earlier. Let's recalculate the water level at the end of summer.
The initial water level is 1 1/2 meters below sea level, which is equal to (3/2) meters below sea level.
During the summer, the river drops another 2 1/3 meters below sea level, which is equal to (7/3) meters below sea level.
To find the total drop in the water level, we need to add the initial drop and the drop during summer:
(3/2) + (7/3)
Unfortunately, we cannot add these fractions directly because they have different denominators.
To find a common denominator, we multiply the denominators together: 2 * 3 = 6.
Now, let's convert both fractions to have a denominator of 6:
(3/2) * (3/3) = 9/6
(7/3) * (2/2) = 14/6
Now that the fractions have a common denominator, we can add them:
9/6 + 14/6 = 23/6
Therefore, the water level at the end of summer is 23/6 meters below sea level.