You have to isolate the (a) so you multiply the 2/3 by 3/2 and you have to do that to the right side. So -24 times 3/2 equals to -36. Therefore, a=-36.
1 pound =16 oz
3 pounds=3*16=48 oz
3 pounds or 48 oz in 2 days
so
48 oz/2 days =24 oz/day
Amanda picked 24 oz each day
STEP 1
Equation at the end of step
((14 • (x2)) - 7xy) - (3•72y2)
Equation at the end of step 2
((2•7x2) - 7xy) - (3•72y2)
STEP 3
STEP 4
Pulling out like terms
4.1 Pull out like factors :
14x2 - 7xy - 147y2 = 7 • (2x2 - xy - 21y2)
Trying to factor a multi variable polynomial :
4.2 Factoring 2x2 - xy - 21y2
Try to factor this multi-variable trinomial using trial and error
Found a factorization : (2x - 7y)•(x + 3y)
I think -3 because 3(2) = 6 (3-6= -3)