Let's find the rates at which Melinda and Marcus are saving money and compare them.
Based on the table, we can see that Melinda originally had $75. Then she got $135 in 5 weeks. So the rate of saving money is (135–75)/5 = $12 per week.
This rate is unchanged for the next weeks. As we can see, she got $195 in the next 5 weeks. So she saved $60 more those 5 weeks, or the rate is $60/5 = $12 per week again.
So Melinda saved $12 per week.
As for Marcus, the equation tells us that the rate of saving money is $14 which is the coefficient in front of x.
Hence, t<span>he rate at which Melinda is adding to her savings each week is 2$
less than the rate at which Marcus is adding to his savings each week.</span>
17)
x² + 8 = -8
x² = -8 - 8
x² = 16
x = ±√-16
x = ±√16i
x = <span>±4i
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18)
x² + 5 = -3
x² = -3 - 5
x² = -8
x = ±√-8
x = ±√8i
x = ±2√2i
19)
x² + 3 = 0
x² = -3
x = ±√-3
x = <span>±</span>√3i
hope this helps, God bless!
There are 16 cups in the gallon
