Each cousin will get 0.75 cents because you would have to divide $2.25 by 3. I hope this helps.
-- They're losing employees . . . so you know that the line will slope down, and
its slope is negative;
-- They're losing employees at a steady rate . . . so you know that the slope is
the same everywhere on the line; this tells you that the graph is a straight line.
I can see the function right now, but I'll show you how to go through the steps to
find the function. I need to point out that these are steps that you've gone through
many times, but now that the subject pops up in a real-world situation, suddenly
you're running around in circles with your hair on fire screaming "What do I do ?
Somebody give me the answer !".
Just take a look at what has already been handed to you:
0 months . . . 65 employees
1 month . . . . 62 employees
2 months . . . 59 employees
You know three points on the line !
(0, 65) , (1, 62) , and (2, 59) .
For the first point, 'x' happens to be zero, so immediately
you have your y-intercept ! ' b ' = 65 .
You can use any two of the points to find the slope of the line.
You will calculate that the slope is negative-3 . . . which you
might have realized as you read the story, looked at the numbers,
and saw that they are <u>firing 3 employees per month</u>.
("Losing" them doesn't quite capture the true spirit of what is happening.)
So your function ... call it ' W(n) ' . . . Workforce after 'n' months . . .
is <em>W(n) = 65 - 3n</em> .
B+c+(c-b)+(b-c). That is your expression. b 11 c 16
First, let's convert the variables to real numbers: 11+16+(16-11)+(11-16)
Now, let's solve that equation. 11+16+5+(-5)
5+(-5) cancels out, so all we have left is: 27
That is your perimeter.
The lines are parallel.
In order to figure this out, let's start off by simplifying both equations as much as we can:
2y = 16 + 4x
Divide by 2
y = 2x + 8
Remember that the slope of that equation is '2' since 'm' in the equation y = mx + b represents slope.
Simplify the next equation:
6y - 30 = 12 x
6y = 12x + 30
Divide by 6:
y = 2x + 5
As you can tell, this line also has a slope of 2.
Parallel lines is defined as two lines that have the same slope. Knowing this, we can infer that these two lines are parallel.
-T.B.
