Answer: 10, 11, & 12
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Let x represent the age of the youngest child.
Their ages are consecutive so,
Youngest: x
Middle: x + 1
Oldest: x + 2
The age of the Youngest squared (x²) equals 8 times the Oldest [8(x + 2)] plus 4.
x² = 8(x + 2) + 4
x² = 8x + 16 + 4
x² = 8x + 20
x² - 8x - 20 = 0
(x - 10)(x + 2) = 0
x - 10 = 0 or x + 2 = 0
x = 10 or x = -2
Since age cannot be negative, x = -2 is not valid
So, the Youngest (x) is 10
the Middle (x + 1) is 11
and the Oldest (x + 2) is 12
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Let height of a banner be
, then we know that this is
of the length
of the banner; so we have
.
Now we can rearrange this equation to solve for the length of the banner given it's height:

So there we have it!
If the banner is 5 ft tall, then it's length will be:

Answer:
9
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
then she only has eight pencils in the bag.
Step-by-step explanation: