Answer:
<u> 105</u> students could prefer kiwi if there are 357 total students.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
The ratio of students who prefer pineapple to students who prefer kiwi is 12 to 5.
Now, to find number of students prefer kiwi if there are 357 total students.
Let the students prefer pineapple be 
And the students prefer kiwi be 
Total students = 357.
So, we set an equation to get the number of students who prefer kiwi.
According to question:


<em>Dividing both sides by 17 we get:</em>

<em>Thus, students prefer kiwi are:</em>


Therefore, 105 students could prefer kiwi if there are 357 total students.
Answer:
x= -2
Step-by-step explanation: If you feel skeptical about my answer, then you should plug -2 back into the equation to check if it's correct. And it's correct for me when I did it.
(X-5)2+3(X-5)+9 = 0
let expand the equation
(x)x2-(5)x2 + 3(x)-3(5) + 9 = 0
2x-10+3x-15+9=0
collect like terms
2x+3x-10-15+9 =0
5x-10-6 =0
5x-16=0
5x=0+16
5x=16
divide both side by 5 we have
x=16/5