Answer:
x = 7 and x = -1
Step-by-step explanation:
First, we need to factor this quadratic.
To do this, start by finding all the factors of C.
7 x 1, -7 x -1
Now, we need to pick out the factors that add up to the b number, which is 8. That would be 7 and 1.
Now, we can use the numbers 7 and 1 to create two binomials.
( x + 7 ) ( x + 1 ) = 0
The last thing we need to do is to set those binomials to 0 and solve each of them individually.
x + 7 = 0
x = - 7
Solving the first binomial gives us our first solution, -7.
x + 1 = 0
x = -1
Solving the second one gives us our second solution, -1.
The solutions are -7 and -1.
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Answer: 31 mint plants
Step-by-step explanation:
We will have mint plants over total plants:
29/29+29 = 29/58 = 1/2
Now, we will multiply 62 by 1/2 to guess how many mint plants will be stocked.
62* 1/2 = 31
We should expect about 31 plants of the total plants to be mint plants.
So... let's say the amounts invested were "a" at 6% and "b" at 7.5%.
ok.. hmm what's 6% of a? well, (6/100) * a or 0.06a.
what's 7.5% of b? well, (7.5/100) * b or 0.075b.
now... we know, whatever "a" and "b" are, they total the investment of 5000 bucks, thus
a + b = 5000and the interest yielded was 337.50, thus
0.06a + 0.075b = 337.50thus

solve for "a", to see how much was invested at 6%.
what about "b"? well, b = 5000 - a.