SOLUTION: a banana has 80 calories. This is 5 calories less than one seventh of the calories in a banana split. How many calories are in a banana split?
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Question 110600: a banana has 80 calories. This is 5 calories less than one seventh of the calories in a banana split. How many calories are in a banana split? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a banana has 80 calories. This is 5 calories less than one seventh of the calories in a banana split. How many calories are in a banana split?
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Let "x" be be the calories in a banana split
EQUATION:
80 = (1/7)x -5
(1/7)x = 85
x = 595 (# of calories in a banana split)
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Cheers,
STan h.
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