Answer:
C
Step-by-step explanation:
there are infinitely many solutions since different values of x and y will work for this simultaneous equation
The correct answer is A, x-4
housing: 900/4500 = 0.2 = 20%
transportation: 650 / 4500 = 0.14 = 14%
utilities: 120/4500 = 0.026 = 2.6% ( round to 3% maybe)
food: 475/4500 = 0.105 = 10.5% (round to 11% maybe)
savings: 1600 / 4500 = 0.355 = 35.5% (round to 36% maybe)
Student Loan: 270 / 4500 = 0.06 = 6%
Other expenses: 485 / 4500 = 0.107 = 10.7% (round to 11% maybe)
You didn't say if they needed to be rounded so I gave you the options on the ones that may need it.
Check the picture below, so the parabola looks more or less like that.
now, the vertex is half-way between the focus point and the directrix, so that puts it where you see it in the picture, and the horizontal parabola is opening to the left-hand-side, meaning that the distance "P" is negative.
![\textit{horizontal parabola vertex form with focus point distance} \\\\ 4p(x- h)=(y- k)^2 \qquad \begin{cases} \stackrel{vertex}{(h,k)}\qquad \stackrel{focus~point}{(h+p,k)}\qquad \stackrel{directrix}{x=h-p}\\\\ p=\textit{distance from vertex to }\\ \qquad \textit{ focus or directrix}\\\\ \stackrel{"p"~is~negative}{op ens~\supset}\qquad \stackrel{"p"~is~positive}{op ens~\subset} \end{cases} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Ctextit%7Bhorizontal%20parabola%20vertex%20form%20with%20focus%20point%20distance%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%204p%28x-%20h%29%3D%28y-%20k%29%5E2%20%5Cqquad%20%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20%5Cstackrel%7Bvertex%7D%7B%28h%2Ck%29%7D%5Cqquad%20%5Cstackrel%7Bfocus~point%7D%7B%28h%2Bp%2Ck%29%7D%5Cqquad%20%5Cstackrel%7Bdirectrix%7D%7Bx%3Dh-p%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20p%3D%5Ctextit%7Bdistance%20from%20vertex%20to%20%7D%5C%5C%20%5Cqquad%20%5Ctextit%7B%20focus%20or%20directrix%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cstackrel%7B%22p%22~is~negative%7D%7Bop%20ens~%5Csupset%7D%5Cqquad%20%5Cstackrel%7B%22p%22~is~positive%7D%7Bop%20ens~%5Csubset%7D%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20%5Crule%7B34em%7D%7B0.25pt%7D)
![\begin{cases} h=-7\\ k=-2\\ p=-4 \end{cases}\implies 4(-4)[x-(-7)]~~ = ~~[y-(-2)]^2 \\\\\\ -16(x+7)=(y+2)^2\implies x+7=-\cfrac{(y+2)^2}{16}\implies x=-\cfrac{1}{16}(y+2)^2-7](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20h%3D-7%5C%5C%20k%3D-2%5C%5C%20p%3D-4%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%5Cimplies%204%28-4%29%5Bx-%28-7%29%5D~~%20%3D%20~~%5By-%28-2%29%5D%5E2%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%20-16%28x%2B7%29%3D%28y%2B2%29%5E2%5Cimplies%20x%2B7%3D-%5Ccfrac%7B%28y%2B2%29%5E2%7D%7B16%7D%5Cimplies%20x%3D-%5Ccfrac%7B1%7D%7B16%7D%28y%2B2%29%5E2-7)
the first choice has a negative 7 and the second choice has a negative 161 these are both negatives in different places which cause a different reaction
