What is the weight of the cow?
X + 5 + 11x = 12x + y
Simplify: 12x + 5 = 12x + y (We are adding x and 11x on the left side)
Subtract 12x from each side makes each zero.
5 = y
So we can plug in and test. I'm picking two random numbers to plug in for x. 10, and 82
x = 10, y = 5
10 + 5 + 11(10) = 12(10) + 5
125 = 125
x = 82, y = 5
82 + 5 + 11(82) = 12(82) + 5
989 = 989
So we verified y = 5
x = total amount of students in 8th Grade.
we know only one-thrid of the class went, so (1/3)x or x/3 went.
we also know 5 coaches went too, and that the total amount of that is 41.

now, to verify, well, what do you get for (108/3) + 5?

Actually Welcome to the concept of expo functions.
f(x) = -8(2)^x - 12 ,
for f(0) ,here substitute x = 0
so we get as ,
==> f(0) = -8(2)^0 -12
==> f(0) = -8-12
==> f(0) = -20
hence, f(0) = -20