Recall that an equation in slope-intercept form is as follows:

where m is the slope of the line, and (0,b) is the y-intercept.
Substituting m=-6, and b=-1/2 we get:

Simplifying the above result we get:

Answer:
Answer:
<em>The age of the oldest child id 7.</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
There are 5 children:
1st Child: 7 Years Old
2nd Child: 6 Years Old
3rd Child: 5 Years Old
4th Child: 4 Years Old
5th Child: 3 Years Old
<em>The ges of any two consecutive children difference is 2 years old: 1st Child and 3rd Child. </em>
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25/5 = 5
and also
15/3 = 5
so
(3x+ 8)/5 = 4
3x + 8 = 20
3x = 12
x = 12/3
x = 4
answer is x = 4
The other company's profit was 363 thousand dollars more