Answer:
This tells us that the line with slope -1/5 passes through the two points (16, 7) and (11, 8). The previously unknown x-coordinate is 16.
Step-by-step explanation:
A line with slope m = -1/5 passes through the points (x, 7) and (11, 8). Find the value of x.
The slope of the line through these two points is found from the slope formula and is:
8 - 7
m = ----------- and the value of m is given as -1/5. Therefore,
11 - x
1
m = ----------- = -1/5
11 - x
Cross-multiplying, we get (1)(5) = -(11 - x), or 5 = -11 + x. Then x = 16
This tells us that the line with slope -1/5 passes through the two points (16, 7) and (11, 8). The previously unknown x-coordinate is 16.
The length of the base is 32.6
3.3 + 3.3 = 6.6
Subtract 6.6 from 71.8 : 65.2
Divide that by 2 : 32.6
When you evaluate the problem you end up with 204100
Scientific Notation: 2.041 x 10^5
We can set this problem up as an algebraic equation, which we can then solve to find our answer.
We start at -3. So we can start our equation with that:
However, this doesn't represent any change in temperature, just that we start at -3. To show change, we will use the variable 
, where stands for the number of hours. Each hour accounts for a change of -2.5 in degrees, meaning that we must multiply our by -2.5. We can now add this term into our equation:
We are trying to find when we will reach -18 degrees, so we will set our entire equation equal to -18 and solve:
It will take us 6 hours, or choice A.
