A person has to use the salt which is three times of x....

[bilalrouf]

A person has to use the salt which is three times of x. He uses 3 pounds of salt.what is x?


is X=1 but cube of 1=1 :?:

 

[arthur ohlsten]

If I understand the question correctly

S=x
3S=3x answer

the 3 cube roots of 1 are:
1= 1,0 degrees cube roots are
cube 1=1.0* , 1,120 , 1 240*
1,[-1/2 + i sqrt3 /2] , [-1/2 -i sqrt3/2] answers

Arthur

 

[Mrspi]

I'm sure that I DON'T understand the question. Please post the exact text of the problem as stated in your assignment. You'll probably have a much better chance of getting an applicable answer if you do so.

Arthur has given you a correct response for his interpretation of the problem...however, complex solutions don't seem "right" in this (admittedly fuzzy) context.

 

[bilalrouf]

complete question.

here is complete statement.
"there is a cook man.he wants to cook rice.he have to use the salt and spice.the correct proportion is given in braces (formula = quantity of salt should be three times of quantity of spice.)

he put 3 pounds of salt according to the given formula.what is the quantity of spice and salt he used?"



i think its not as simple as looking.rapid glance shows that he uses 1 pound of spice and 3 pounds of salt.But see

three times of 2 = 2*2*2 =8
three times of 3= 3*3*3= 27

in this way three times of 1 should be 1. (1*1*1=1)

 

[Denis]

You're complicating it; why?

Start this way: 1 pound of spice;
then salt = 3 * 1 = 3 : "quantity of salt should be three times of quantity of spice."

Over and out :shock:

 

[arthur ohlsten]

2*2*2=8 is not three times 2 but 2 raised to the third power or 2^3
3*3*3=27 is 3^3=27
1*1*1=1 or one cubed =1
1*3=3 is 1 times 3 =3

Arthur