Answer: x is 20
Step-by-step explanation:
This is ratio
a : c = b : x and d : unknown
a : c = 9 : 12 = 3 : 4 which is 9/12
b : x = 15 : x which is 15 / x
So the proportion will be :
3/4 = 15/x
So Cross multiplying
3x = 90
Divide both side by 3
x = 90/3
x = 20
Where are the cubes???????.
Answer:
x = 3 . . . or . . . x = 4
Step-by-step explanation:
The factored form is ...
(x -3)(x -4) = 0
The zero product rule tells you the solutions are the values of x that make the factors be zero:
x = 3
x = 4
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Comment on factoring
When the leading coefficient is 1, the coefficient of the x-term is the sum of the constants in the binomial factors, and the constant term is their product. You can see this by multiplying out the generic case:
(x +a)(x +b) = x^2 +(a+b)x + ab
What this means is that when you're factoring, you're looking for factors of the constant that add up to give the coefficient of the x-term. Here, the x-term is negative and the constant is positive, so both factors will be negative.
12 = -1×-12 = -2×-6 = -3×-4
The sums of these factor pairs are -13, -8, -7. Clearly, the last pair of factors of 12 will be useful to us, since that sum is -7. So, the binomial factors of our equation are ...
(x -3)(x -4) = 0
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If the leading coefficient is not zero, the method of factoring is similar, but slightly different. Numerous videos and web sites discuss the method(s).
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
let be x the price before the discount
original price= 28/(1-0.25)=28/0.75=37.33
original price=37.33
3+3=6 therefore the answer would be 6x.
