Percent increase is
100(new/old - 1)
Here that's
100(26/22 - 1) = 200/11 ≈ 18.2
Answer: third choice
3 | x+12 |=6
Start by distributing 3 to both x and 12
You get 3x+36=6
Subtract 36 from both sides
You then get 3x=-30
Divide 3 from both sides getting
x= -10
In order to solve a negative exponent, you have to consider the multiplicative inverse of the base:

So, if we solve the negative exponent on the left hand side, we have

which is the right hand side.
Answer:
y= 9x -66
Step-by-step explanation: