
Hmmm... Strange very very strange. The bars around the w represent absolute value, and whatever is inside those bars always yields a positive answer. So, |-87| = 87 or |-8| = 8 or even |5|=5
For this, all you have to do is create equations where all you have to do is change the x value. The equation for gym A would be 35 + 42x, where x is the number of months he has the membership, and the first number is the initial fee. The equation for gym B would be 65 + 36x, following the same rules. Now all you have to do is set both of these equations equal to each other:
65+36x=35+42x
Solving this equation results in x=5, which means that he has to have the memberships for 5 months for them to be equal. Now just plug that in to one side of the equation to get the amount he has to spend:
65+36(5) = $245
Answer:
b
Step-by-step explanation:
the anwser to this question is b i think
Since AB and BC are two parts of AC, AC = AB + BC
let's plug the expressions from the question into our equation above.
19 = 3x + 1 + 2x - 7
Combine like terms
19 = 5x - 6
Add 6 to both sides.
25 = 5x
Divide both sides by 5
5 = x