Lets solve for a
ax+b=x+c
step 1:add -b to both sides
ax+b-b=c+x+-b
step 2:divide both sides
ax=-b+c+x
ax/x=-b+c+x/x
a=-b+c+x/x
answer:
a=-b+c+x/x
Your answer D because that is how it turned out
C 1:3
15:45 can be simplified by dividing by 15 to give you a ratio of 1minute if commercials for every 3 minutes of the actual show

Substitute x = 2 into y = - 6x + 9

Answer : x = 2, y = - 3
Hope this helps. - M