Hi. I begin by finding the positive factors of 14. They are: 1 x 14 and 2 x 7. None of those can be added to yield a negative number, so let's now instead consider their negatives: -1 x -14 and -2 x -7. Does either of these pairs, when added, yield -9? Yes: -2 and -7.
To be clear: -2 x -7 = 14; and -2 + -7 = -9.
So the answer is -2 and -7.
X²-2x=x
x^2-2x-x=0
x^2-3x=0
x^2=3x
x(x-3)
x=3 x=0
2/5 divided by 4/7 is equal too 7/10
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Multiplying Equation A by (1/3) and adding the result to Equation B will do the trick. Let's actually solve the problem!
Equation A: (5/3)x + 3y = 12
Equation B: 4x - 3y = 8
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(5/3 + 12/3)x = 15 Note how this has eliminated the variable
(17/3)x = 15 y.
x = (3/17)(15)
Lynn mixes 39 pounds of water with 48 pounds of brick dust, so the mixture has a total weight of 39 + 48 = 87 pounds.
13 pounds are spilled during mixing, so she's left with 87 - 13 = 74 pounds to turn into bricks.
7 pounds are needed for 1 brick, so she can make 10 bricks because 7 • 10 = 70 and 7 • 11 = 77, and 70 < 74 < 77.
If she uses the mixture to make 10 bricks, she uses up 70 pounds of it, which leaves 4 pounds to be washed out.
