
all we can really cancel is one of the (x-5) and the "x", is all.
Answer: b > 16
Step-by-step explanation:
Because a > -25, b must be at least greater than 16, as if a is -25.1, for example, b must be 16.11.
the elephant grass should grow 33.75 inches in 9 days.
you take the number of inches it grows times the number of days:
3.75 (aka 3 3/4) times 9 is 33.75.
Y - 2 +

Your teacher may also just want the answer y - 2 with a 7 remainder
Either way, you set it up like long division and solve as such.
The answer is -4x + 6 hope this helps