Answer:
• Gayle: 14
• Crystal: 3
Step-by-step explanation:
Let g represent the number of paperclips Gayle has. Then 42/g is the number Crystal has. The relationship between the two numbers is said to be ...
g - (42/g) = 11
Multiplying by g gives ...
g^2 -42 = 11g
g^2 -11g -42 = 0 . . . . subtract 11 g to put into standard form
To factor this, you are looking for two factors of -42 that sum to -11.
-42 = -42·1 = -21·2 = -14·3 = -7·6
You can see that -14 and 3 sum to -11, so the factoring is ...
(g -14)(g +3) = 0
g = 14 . . . . . . . . . . makes the product zero. (The g=-3 solution is extraneous.)
Gayle has 14 paperclips and Crystal has 3.
What's the difference between A) and C)??
There should be an E) because the correct answer would be in either of these forms:
Answer:
A. Multiply the purchase price by the tax rate. Then add the result to the purchase price.
Step-by-step explanation:
The amount of tax is found by multiplying the taxed amount by the tax rate. The customer generally pays the sales tax, so the amount the customer will pay will be the sum of the purchase price and the tax.
