"Manuel" here put the arrow in the wrong place. Should be under 15, not 4. PLUS, 4 is not prime, cuz 2 goes into it...
Answer:
x = - 3
Step-by-step explanation:
6x + 12 = - 6
6x = - 18
x = - 3
A rectangle has two dimensions, width and length, and the area of it is their product.
since we know its area is 3x²-11x-4, then the two factors from that trinomial are the likely width and length, namely (3x + 1) (x - 4).
you can check them with FOIL.
Set up a system of equations:
2x+3y=6
x-3y=9
You can solve this with elimination by adding the two equations together:
3x+0y = 15
3x=15
x=5
Then, plug this value back into either of the original equations to find the y value:
5-3y=9
-3y=4
y= -4/3
The point of intersection is (5,-4/3)
If you choose 10 swimmers and 4 are Stingrays, you can say that Stingrays make up roughly 40% of the swimmers. If 20 Stingrays make up 40% of all the swimmers, we just have to find what number 20 is 40% of. That’s easy enough by cross multiplication:
20/x = 40/100
20/x = 4/10
20/x = 2/5
x = 50.
Double check by multiplying 50 * 0.4. Since 50 * 0.4 = 20, we know we have the right answer. There are about 50 swimmers on this team.
