Answer:
x = 6
General Formulas and Concepts:
<u>Pre-Algebra</u>
Order of Operations: BPEMDAS
- Brackets
- Parenthesis
- Exponents
- Multiplication
- Division
- Addition
- Subtraction
Equality Properties
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Step 1: Define Equation</u>
3 - 2x = -1.5x
<u>Step 2: Solve for </u><em><u>x</u></em>
- Add 2x on both sides: 3 = 0.5x
- Divide 0.5 on both sides: 6 = x
- Rewrite: x = 6
<u>Step 3: Check</u>
<em>Plug in x into the original equation to verify it's a solution.</em>
- Substitute in<em> x</em>: 3 - 2(6) = -1.5(6)
- Multiply: 3 - 12 = -9
- Subtract: -9 = -9
Here we see that -9 does indeed equal -9.
∴ x = 6 is the solution to the equation.
He bought 20 pounds of pet food
Find two points on the graph that the line crosses through almost perfectly. It looks like (1,10) and (9,1) will do.
Use them to compute the slope:
m = (1 - 10) / (9 - 1)
= -9/8
Then set up the "point-slope form":
y - y0 = m * (x - x0)
You choose some point (x0, y0) that the line crosses through. We already know the line passes through (1,10) pretty well, so let's use that.
x0 = 1
y0 = 10
Now finish plugging into the equation:
y - 10 = -9/8 * (x - 1)
The above equation will work fine for an answer, but let's go a step further and solve for y.
y - 10 = -9/8x + 9/8
y = -9/8x + 9/8 + 10
y = -9/8x + 9/8 + 80/8
y = -9/8x + (9 + 80)/8
y = -9/8x + 89/8
101.66 ÷ 4.42 = 23 square feet
(x,y,z)=(-4,-2,-5)
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