The formula for the area of a triangle is 1/2*base*height so setting a=18 you can set up the equation as 18=1/2*b*h which gives 18=1/2*(c-1)*6c. simplifying gives 18=3c(c-1). setting the equation to 0 gives a quadratic which is
3c^2-3c-18=0 which gives c= 3 or -2 since -2 doesnt make sense we can assume c=3 so filling the equation with c=3 gives 18=1/2*(6*3)*(3-1) which gives 18=1/2(18)(2) you see 1/2*2 cancels and you are left with 18=18 which is correct so c=3 and height =18
When x = 3 z = 57 57/3 = 19
19*8 = 152
So when X is equal to 8, Z is equal to 152.
To increase by a percentage, multiply by the 1+(the percentage/100). i.e. in this case to find 25% we'd multiply by 0.25, so to increase by 25% we basically find 125% of it, which involves multiplying by 1.25.
8*1.25 is 10, so the spider ate 10 bugs this month.
First subtract 18 to -6
-6x=-24
Second divide -6 to -24
-6/-6=-24/-6
Finally x=4
