Answer:
a = 2
b = 3
c = -20
Step-by-step explanation:
There are two separate equations for this question that use the same variable.
Mary took 7 hours to complete a trip with traffic. This would use the following expression:

Mary took 4 hours to complete the same trip without traffic. The average rate of speed was 27 mph faster than the trip with traffic. This uses the following expression:

Both trips had the same distance. From the information provided, we can set up the following equation:

x represents the average rate of speed on both trips.
Distribute 4 to each term in parentheses:



Subtract 4x from both sides:

Divide both sides by 3 to get x by itself:

The average speed for the slower trip is 36 mph.
We can plug this value into the first equation:

Mary lives
252 miles away from the mountains.
Answer:
The distance of AB would be 16.
Step-by-step explanation:
There are several ways to do this. But the way that would probably be easier for u to understand would be if you found the distance of -5 from 0. Remember targ distance is always positive so the distance would be 5 points. Then u have to get to point B or also 11. That means you have to move 11 points Altogether if you add 5 and 11 you get 16.
<h3>Answer: Choice A) 24.0</h3>
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Explanation:
Let's say we had a triangle with side lengths a,b,c.
If we know that a = 12.25 and b = 12.25, then the third side c has its length restricted in such a way that
b-a < c < b+a
This is a variation of the triangle inequality theorem.
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So,
b - a < c < b + a
12.25 - 12.25 < c < 12.25 + 12.25
0 < c < 24.5
which means the third side c is between 0 inches and 24.5 inches.
The value of c cannot be 0, and it cannot be 24.5 either.
Among the answer choices given, we see that only 24.0 is the only valid option here. The other two choices are too large.
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Side Note: If your teacher gave you two angles (instead of two sides) to be 12.25 degrees, and wanted the third missing angle of the triangle, then you would be correct in having 12.25+12.25+x = 180 as your first step.