Answer:
The equation is 
The value of x is 28 cookies
Step-by-step explanation:
Let
x ----> the number of cookies she baked last week
we know that
The number of cookies she baked last week multiplied by 3 minus 4 must be equal to 80 cookies
so
The linear equation that represent this situation is

solve for x

Answer:
<u>The ages of Paul and Selena are 13 and 7 years old.</u>
Step-by-step explanation:
Age of Paul = x
Age of Selena = x -6
Age of Paul and Selena in 15 years:
x + 15 = 4 (x - 6)
x + 15 = 4x - 24
x - 4x = -24 - 15
- 3x = -39
x = 13
<u>Paul now is 13 years old and Selena is 7 years old. In 15 years, Paul will be 28, that is 4 times the present age of Selena.</u>
Solution:
we have been asked to verify that -5, 1/2, and 3/4 are the zeroes of the cubic polynomial 
To verify that whether the given values are zeros or not we will substitute the values in the given Polynomial, if it will returns zero, it mean that value is Zero of the polynomial. But if it return any thing other than zeros it mean that value is not the zero of the polynomial.
Let 



Hence -5, 1/2, and 3/4 are not the zeroes of the given Polynomial.
Since sum of roots
But 
Hence we do not find any relation between the coefficients and zeros.
Anyway if the given values doesn't represents the zeros then those given values will not have any relation with the coefficients of the p[polynomial.