Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
you can think in a reverse way:
Take
So the answer is
x = number of 1-cent stamps
y = number of 8-cent stamps
z = number of 12-cent stamps
We have 31 stamps all together, so x+y+z = 31.
"I have 4 more 1-cent stamps than 8-cent stamps" means we have the equation x = y+8. Whatever y is, add 8 to it to get x. Solve for y to get y = x-8.
You also have "twice as many one cent stamps as 12 cent stamps", so x = 2z. Solving for z gets you z = 0.5x
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x+y+z = 31
x+x-8+z = 31 ... y replaced with x-8
x+x-8+0.5x = 31 ... plug in z = 0.5x
2.5x-8 = 31
2.5x = 31+8
2.5x = 39
x = 39/2.5
x = 15.6
Your teacher made a typo somewhere because we should get a positive whole number result for x (since x is a count of how many 1-cent stamps we have).
Answer:
16 pieces of spearmint gum
Step-by-step explanation:
For every five pieces of peppermint gum, there are 2 pieces of spearmint gum.
First, divide the total number of peppermint gum by 5:
40/5 = 8
Multiply this number by 2 (pieces of spearmint) to get the number of spearmint gum pieces:
8 x 2 = 16
Proof:
Ratio is 40 : 16, dividing this by 8 will reduce the ratio to 5:2
The temperature must rise 5 degrees to reach the original temperature
Answer:
<u>f(x) = = (x + √2 i) (x - √2 i) (x - 2 ) (x + 1)</u>
Step-by-step explanation:
The given function is f(x) = x⁴ - x³ -2x -4
factor the polynomial function
f(x) = x⁴ - x³ -2x -4 = (x⁴ - 4) - (x³ + 2x ) ⇒ take (-) as a common from (- x³ -2x)
= (x² + 2 ) (x² - 2) - x (x² + 2) ⇒ take (x² + 2) as a common
= (x² + 2 ) ( x² - x - 2)
= (x + √2 i) (x - √2 i) (x -2 ) ( x+1)
Notes: (x⁴ - 4) = (x² + 2 ) (x² - 2)
(x² + 2)= (x + √2 i) (x - √2 i)
( x² - x - 2) = (x -2 ) ( x+1)
