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Sandra's age is given by the expression 80 - 40 / 10 x 4.

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64 years old64 \text{ years old}

no real solution\text{no real solution}

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1)
Sandra's age is given by the expression 80−40÷10×480 - 40 \div 10 \times 4.
To find her age, follow the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS): Division and Multiplication before Subtraction.

  1. Perform the division.

    40÷10=440 \div 10 = 4
  2. Perform the multiplication.

    4×4=164 \times 4 = 16
  3. Perform the subtraction.

    80−16=6480 - 16 = 64

    Sandra's age is 64 years old\boxed{64 \text{ years old}}.

    2)
    Given the equations:

    1. m2+n2=200m^2 + n^2 = 200
    2. m+n=200m + n = 200
  4. Square the second equation.

    (m+n)2=(200)2(m + n)^2 = (200)^2 m2+2mn+n2=40000m^2 + 2mn + n^2 = 40000
  5. Substitute the first equation (m2+n2=200m^2 + n^2 = 200) into the expanded equation from Step 1.

    (m2+n2)+2mn=40000(m^2 + n^2) + 2mn = 40000 200+2mn=40000200 + 2mn = 40000
  6. Solve for mnmn.

    2mn=40000−2002mn = 40000 - 200 2mn=398002mn = 39800 mn=398002mn = \frac{39800}{2} mn=19900mn = 19900
  7. Consider a quadratic equation whose roots are mm and nn.

    This equation is typically written as x2−(m+n)x+mn=0x^2 - (m+n)x + mn = 0.
    Substitute the values m+n=200m+n=200 and mn=19900mn=19900:

    x2−200x+19900=0x^2 - 200x + 19900 = 0
  8. Determine if there are real solutions for xx (and thus for mm and nn) by checking the discriminant (Δ=b2−4ac\Delta = b^2 - 4ac).

    Here, a=1a=1, b=−200b=-200, c=19900c=19900.

    Δ=(−200)2−4(1)(19900)\Delta = (-200)^2 - 4(1)(19900) Δ=40000−79600\Delta = 40000 - 79600 Δ=−39600\Delta = -39600

    Since the discriminant Δ\Delta is negative (Δ<0\Delta < 0), there are no real solutions for xx. This means there are no real numbers mm and nn that can satisfy both given equations simultaneously.
    Therefore, the ratio nm\frac{n}{m} cannot be determined as a real number.

    The problem has no real solution\boxed{\text{no real solution}}.

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