Multiply2 * x/15 to 2x/15
multiply both sides by 30 which is the LCM of 10, 5, 3, and 15
expand it
simplify 18 - 15x - 12x - 6 + 10x to 12 - 17x
add 17x to both sides
add 4x + 17x to = 21x
divide both sides by 21
simplify 12/21 to 4/7
now simplify
Answer: x = 4/7.
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Answer: Largest value is a = 9</h3>
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Work Shown:
b = 5
(2b)^2 = (2*5)^2 = 100
So we want the expression a^2+3b to be less than (2b)^2 = 100
We need to solve a^2 + 3b < 100 which turns into
a^2 + 3b < 100
a^2 + 3(5) < 100
a^2 + 15 < 100
after substituting in b = 5.
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Let's isolate 'a'
a^2 + 15 < 100
a^2 < 100-15
a^2 < 85
a < sqrt(85)
a < 9.2195
'a' is an integer, so we round down to the nearest whole number to get 
So the greatest integer possible for 'a' is a = 9.
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Check:
plug in a = 9 and b = 5
a^2 + 3b < 100
9^2 + 3(5) < 100
81 + 15 < 100
96 < 100 .... true statement
now try a = 10 and b = 5
a^2 + 3b < 100
10^2 + 3(5) < 100
100 + 15 < 100 ... you can probably already see the issue
115 < 100 ... this is false, so a = 10 doesn't work
If there are only two colors (let's say blue and red), here's what can happen:
sock #1 is blue
#2 is either blue or red. If blue, it matches #1 and you have a pair.
if red, go to #3
#3-either blue or red. If blue, matches #1. If red, matches #2.
OR sock #1 is red... then just reverse the colors. Basically, if you have three things that can only be in two groups, then even if two of them are different, the last one has to match one of them.
I believe the answer is 28.18
Answer:
2x -y ≥ 4
Step-by-step explanation:
The intercepts of the boundary line are given, so it is convenient to start with the equation of that line in intercept form:
... x/(x-intercept) + y/(y-intercept) = 1
... x/2 + y/(-4) = 1
Multiplying by 4 gives the equation of the line.
... 2x -y = 4
This line divides the plane into two half-planes. The half-plane that is shaded is the one for larger values of x and/or smaller values of y than the ones on the line. So, for some given y, if we increase x we will get a number from our equation above that is greater than 4. Hence, the inequality we want is ...
... 2x -y ≥ 4
We use the ≥ symbol because the line is solid, so part of the solution space.