Pedro scored 1479 points while Ricky scored 1199 points
<span>5 - {-(-2)}
</span>5 - {+2} (negative + negative = positive)
<span>5 - 2 (negative + positive = negative)
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Example: <span>the second step in the process for factoring the trinomial x^2-3x-40 is to:</span> <span>Well you really should find the sum of the factors of −40 (not 40) </span>
<span>But before you can do that, you need to LIST the factors of −40 (not 40) </span>
<span>−1 * 40 </span>
<span>−2 * 20 </span>
<span>−4 * 10 </span>
<span>−5 * 8 </span>
<span>−8 * 5 </span>
<span>−10 * 4 </span>
<span>−20 * 2 </span>
<span>−40 * 1 </span>
<span>NOW we find the sum of the factors of −40 </span>
<span>−1 + 40 = 39 </span>
<span>−2 + 20 = 18 </span>
<span>−4 + 10 = 6 </span>
<span>−5 + 8 = 3 </span>
<span>−8 + 5 = −3 </span>
<span>−10 + 4 = −6 </span>
<span>−20 + 2 = −18 </span>
<span>−40 + 1 = −39 </span>
<span>Then we choose the factors of −40 whose sum is −3 ---> −8 and 5 </span>
<span>x^2 − 3x − 40 = (x − 8) (x + 5) </span>
<span>So FIRST step is B, SECOND step is C, and final step is factoring. </span>
What Rita did was combine these 2 steps together, which you will learn to do as you get better at factoring.
Answer:
-1/5
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer and explanation;
= 1/15 is the answer get when 36 is divided by 540 .
We can use the partial quotients to divide 540 by 36 then we get the reciprocal of the answer;
540 ÷ 36
We can take 360 ÷ 36 = 10
Then the remainder is ; 540 -360 = 180
But ; 180 ÷36 = 5
Then we get the sum of the quotients which is 10 +5 = 15
Thus; 540 ÷ 36 = 15
However; the question was 36 ÷ 540 , so we get the reciprocal of 15;
= 36 ÷ 540 = 1/15
