(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Medium of Mathematics

Imagine you are helping your younger brother with a Math assignment. He asked you what a rational number is. Explain to him, in a simple way, what a rational number is. Remember to mention the different ways a rational number can be written, such as fractions, decimal numbers, and recurring decimals.

Consider a Cartesian coordinate system where a point P has coordinates (a, b) and a point Q has coordinates (c, d). The absolute value of a number is defined as its distance from the origin of this system. If point P is in the second quadrant and point Q is in the fourth quadrant, with a, b, c, and d being integers, and it is known that the absolute difference between the y coordinates of P and Q is 15, determine the value of a - c, knowing that a < 0 and c > 0.

João is organizing a birthday party and wants to make a larger quantity of his favorite cake recipe. The original recipe yields a cake with 20 slices and uses 3 cups of flour, 2 cups of sugar, and 1 cup of oil. João wants to make a cake with 40 slices. a) How many cups of flour, sugar, and oil should he use to make a cake that yields 40 slices? b) If he wanted to make a cake with 60 slices, what would be the quantity of cups of each ingredient? c) João noticed that the number of cake slices is always half the number of cups of water used in the recipe. How many cups of water are needed for a cake of 80 slices?