remember that you can do anything to an equation as long as you do it to both sides
remember the distributive property: a(b+c)=ab+ac
also commutative property of addition: a+b=b+a
so
6(6x-2)+8(1-5x)=2x
distribute
6(6x-2)=6(6x)+6(-2)=36x-12
8(1-5x)=8(1)+8(-5x)=8-40x
36x-12+8-40x=2x
group like terms
36x-40x-12+8=2x
add like terms
-4x-4=2x
add 4x to both sides to get x by itself
4x-4x-4=2x+4x
0-4=6x
-4=6x
divide both sides by 6
-4/6=(6x)/6
-2/3=x(6/6)
-2/3=x(1)
-2/3=x
x=-2/3
the solution is x=-2/3
<span>I would say the answers are A and C.
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Remember
(x^m)^n=x^(mn)
and
![x^{m/n}=\sqrt[n]{x^{m}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%20x%5E%7Bm%2Fn%7D%3D%5Csqrt%5Bn%5D%7Bx%5E%7Bm%7D%7D%20)
(m^(2/3))^(1/2)=m^(2/6)=m^(1/3)
m^(1/3)=∛m
last one (rightmost)
Use the compound interest formula.
A = P*(1 +r/n)^(n*t)
where P is the principal, r is the annual rate, n is the number of compoundings per year, and t is the number of years.
For the first investment, ...
A = 208,000*(1 +.08/4)^(4*5) = 309,077.06
For the second investment, ...
A = 218,000*(1 +.07/2)^(2*4) = 287,064.37
Totaling both investments at maturity, Megan has $596,141.43.
