You have not given us any of the steps that Ricardo took to simplify the
expression, and you also haven't given us the list of choices that includes
the description of his mistake, so you're batting O for two so far.
Other than those minor details, the question is intriguing, and it certainly
draws me in.
If Ricardo made a mistake in simplifying that expression, I'm going to say that
it was most likely in the process of removing the parentheses in the middle.
Now you understand that this is all guess-work, because of all the stuff that you
left out when you copied the question, but I think he probably forgot that the 3x
operates on everything inside the parentheses.
He probably wrote that 3x (x-3) is
either 3x² - 3
or x - 9x .
In reality, when properly simplified,
3x (x - 3) = 3x² - 9x .
Answer:
y= - 12
Step-by-step explanation:
Time Distance Distance / Time
2hrs 90 miles 90 miles / 2 hrs = 45 miles / hr
3hrs 135 miles 135 miles / 3 hrs = 45 miles / hr
5hrs 225 miles 225 miles / 5 hrs = 45 miles / hr
6hrs 270 miles 270 miles / 6 hrs = 45 miles / hr
Constant of proportionality is 45 miles / hr. This is the same for the four values. The unit rate is also 45 miles / hr.
Let us assume the Distance , d is directly proportional to Time, t
d α t
d = kt
Constant of proportionality is k which is D/T
d = 45t
Answer: y = 4x + 43
Step-by-step explanation: In the photo
