Total amount of muffins: 3×6= 18 muffins.
Amount of muffins without nuts:
total amount of muffins - muffins with nuts
18-3= 15 muffins without nuts
Well, we can input both variables to check and see if the numbers hold.
-691 = -51(-15) - 74
-691 = 765-64
-691 = 701
(-15, -691) does not make the equation true.
Factor
find wht 2 numbers add to 8 and multiply to 3
none do
use quadratic formula which can be used when
ax^2+bx+c=0
x=

a=1
b=8
c=3
x=

x=

x=

x=

x=

x=

or x=

aprox x=-7.60555 or x=-0.394449
-4/9 is simplified of -12/27