Division word problems often ask you to split something evenly. You should solve this problem by dividing the total amount of ice cream by the amount you will serve each guest. After converting to fractions, 4.5 divided by .75. You will have enough to serve six guests, and no ice cream left over.
I assume you're asked to solve
4 cos²(<em>x</em>) - 7 cos(<em>x</em>) + 3 = 0
Factor the left side:
(4 cos(<em>x</em>) - 3) (cos(<em>x</em>) - 1) = 0
Then either
4 cos(<em>x</em>) - 3 = 0 <u>or</u> cos(<em>x</em>) - 1 = 0
cos(<em>x</em>) = 3/4 <u>or</u> cos(<em>x</em>) = 1
From the first case, we get
<em>x</em> = cos⁻¹(3/4) + 2<em>nπ</em> <u>or</u> <em>x</em> = -cos⁻¹(3/4) + 2<em>nπ</em>
and from the second,
<em>x</em> = <em>nπ</em>
where <em>n</em> is any integer.
An expression for the cost will be 50+100n, where n is the number of cavities.
