SOLUTION: If 2a = 5b and 5b=6c, what does a equal in terms of c? A. 6/5 c B) 3c C) 15c D) 30c

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Question 1141372: If 2a = 5b and 5b=6c, what does a equal in terms of c?
A. 6/5 c
B) 3c
C) 15c
D) 30c

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
The fact that 2a is equal to 5b and that 6c is also equal to 5b, that should
tell you that 2a is equal to 6c.  So write them equal, and solve that for a.


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