Ok, so this is a simple problem
since its 7/8 of the price now, you do $43 divided by 8 to get the unit rate...
5.375 which rounds up to $5.38.
now since theres only 7/8, do 5.38x7 and your answer will be $37.66
You will be using the equation y = mx + b
The only variables you need to find are "m" and "b"
For the equation of a line to be perpendicular to the given line, the slope will have to be the opposite of the given slope. Or you have to flip the sign and the number of the given slope to get your new slope.
For example:
m = -2
perpendicular slope = 1/2(positive)
m = 3/4
perpendicular slope = -4/3(negative)
The slope of the line is -1.5 or -3/2
Your new slope is 2/3
y = 2/3x + b
To find "b", you plug in the point (2,0) into the equation.
0 = 2/3(2) + b
0 = 4/3 + b
-4/3 = b
Your new equation is y = 2/3x - 4/3
We will form the equations for this problem:
(1) 1100*y + z = 113
(2) 1500*y + z = 153
z = ? Monthly administration fee is notated with z, and that is the this problem's question.
Number of kilowatt hours of electricity used are numbers 1100 and 1500 respectively.
Cost per kilowatt hour is notated with y, but its value is not asked in this math problem, but we can calculate it anyway.
The problem becomes two equations with two unknowns, it is a system, and can be solved with method of replacement:
(1) 1100*y + z = 113
(2) 1500*y + z = 153
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(1) z = 113 - 1100*y [insert value of z (right side) into (2) equation instead of z]:
(2) 1500*y + (113 - 1100*y) = 153
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(1) z = 113 - 1100*y
(2) 1500*y + 113 - 1100*y = 153
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(1) z = 113 - 1100*y
(2) 400*y + 113 = 153
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(1) z = 113 - 1100*y
(2) 400*y = 153 - 113
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(1) z = 113 - 1100*y
(2) 400*y = 40
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(1) z = 113 - 1100*y
(2) y = 40/400
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(1) z = 113 - 1100*y
(2) y = 1/10
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if we insert the obtained value of y into (1) equation, we get the value of z:
(1) z = 113 - 1100*(1/10)
(1) z = 113 - 110
(1) z = 3 dollars is the monthly fee.
Answer:
B is the answer sorry if it was wrong :)
Step-by-step explanation:
When an exponent is outside the parentheses, you "distribute" it to the other exponents inside the parentheses.
(4^p)^3 would become 4^3p
(4^1)^3 would become 4^3
When the bases are the same, you just simply add the exponents.
Let's just ignore the bases so it'll look less confusing.
3p + 3 = 15
Subtract 3 from both sides.
3p = 12
Divide both sides by 3.
<em>p = 4</em>
