Answer: x = -2
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Find 2 numbers whose product is the c-value of 4 and their sum is the b-value of 4.
x² + 4x + 4 = 0
∧
1 + 4 = 5
2 + 2 = 4 <em>this works!</em> <em>so the factors are: </em>
(x + 2)(x + 2) = 0
x + 2 = 0 and x + 2 = 0
x = -2 and x = -2 --> <em>same answer so only need to list it once</em>
Using x to represent our missing values and the fact that there are two missing values gives us x + x = 2x. Because it's the sum of these numbers and 0.34, we get the equation 2x + 0.34; now we set it equal to 2, 2x + 0.34 = 2.
To solve, 1st subtract 0.34 on both sides to get 2x = 1.66. Now divide by 2 on both sides to get x = 0.83.
So your decimals are 0.34, 0.83, and 0.83
So if the dog is 22 pounds and weighs three times as much with two subtracted it would be 22-2 which is 20 then that divided by 3 because that’s much more it is and it’s around 6.6
