When ever you have percentages, it should be helpful to bear in mind you can express them as multipliers. In this case, it will be helpful.
So, if we let:
a = test score
b = target score
then, using the information given:
a = 1.1b + 1
a = 1.15b - 3
and we get simultaneous equations.
'1.1' and '1.15' are the multipliers that I got using the percentages. Multiplying a value by 1.1 is the equivalent of increasing the value by 10%. If you multiplied it by 0.1 (which is the same as dividing by 10), you would get just 10% of the value.
Back to the simultaneous equations, we can just solve them now:
There are a number of ways to do this but I will use my preferred method:
Rearrange to express in terms of b:
a = 1.1b + 1
then b = (a - 1)/1.1
a = 1.15b - 3
then b = (a + 3)/1.15
Since they are both equal to b, they are of the same value so we can set them equal to each other and solve for a:
(a - 1)/1.1 = (a + 3)/1.15
1.15 * (a - 1) = 1.1 * (a + 3)
1.15a - 1.15 = 1.1a + 3.3
0.05a = 4.45
a = 89
Answer:
y=3/2(x) -1, or y = 1.5x - 1
Step-by-step explanation:
To write the equation in slope-intercept form, you have to determine the y-intercept for the line. Since you have the slope and at least one ordered pair, you can find this by substituting the points and slope into this formula:
y=mx+b.
For this particular line, you would write:
-8 = 3/2(-6)+b
-8 = -18/2 + b
-8 = -9 + b
add 9 to both sides to isolate the b
-1 = b.
Now that you have the answer for b (-1), you can write the equation as:
y=3/2(x) -1
It could be 8 since 8x18= 144 and 144 divided by 2 is 72
Answer:
y = -3x - 16
Step-by-step explanation:
Point-slope form: y - y1 = m(x - x1)
Given: y - 2 = -3(x + 6)
Slope-intercept form: y = mx + b
To write the equation in slope-intercept form, we need to know the slope(m) and the y-intercept(b). By looking at the given equation, we can see that the slope is -3. We are also given the value of one point: (-6, 2).
To find the y-intercept, input the given values of the slope and the point into the equation format and solve for b:
y = mx + b
2 = -3(-6) + b
2 = 18 + b
Subtract 18 from both sides of the equation to isolate b:
2 - 18 = 18 - 18 + b
-16 = b
The y-intercept is -16.
Now that we know the slope and the y-intercept, we can write the equation:
y = -3x - 16
Answer:
y<-6+3x/2
Step-by-step explanation:
