4(0.5n-3)=n-0.25(12-8n)
2n-12=n-3+2n
2n-12=3n-3
2n-3n=-3+12
-n=9
n = -9
Answer:
1
Step-by-step explanation:
You "complete the square" by adding the square of half the x-term coefficient. Here, that is ...
((-2)/2)² = 1 . . . . value added to complete the square
If you want to keep 0 on the right, you must also subtract this value:
x² -2x -36 = 0
x² -2x +1 -36 -1 = 0 . . . . . . add and subtract 1 on the left
(x -1)² -37 = 0 . . . . . . . . . . . written as a square
Mindi should have added the 8 and 9 to make the expression 17-9x
That is a decrease of 78 ounces
