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Tom's age to Mary's is 3:4; an equivalent ratio is 15:x (x symbolizes Mary's age).
To solve for this, we need to divide our proportions. By that, I mean divide Tom's older age by his younger age. If we do so, we should get a scale factor that we can multiply Mary's younger age by.
15 / 3 = 5
This means that the scale factor of the ages is 5.
x / 4 = 5 (Solving for Mary's unknown age.)
To solve for x, multiply both sides by 4.
x/4 * 4 = x
5 * 4 = 20
x = 20
Mary's age is 20.
I hope this helps!
One is a linear and the other is a quadratic polynomial.
And (x+2) is indeed a factor.
You can rewrite it as (x+2)(3x-7)
5a(b-c)=d. Here, we are trying to isolate the variable b.
Divide both sides by 5a: b-c=d/(5a)
Add c to both sides: b=
Answer:
2. 112
3. 78
5. 672
7. 149.8
9. 17.5
10. 19360
11. 64 000
13. 29
14. 350240
15. 386
16. 224
17. 0.9071847
Step-by-step explanation:
