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Answer:
x = 5, x = 11
Step-by-step explanation:
Set f(x) = 0 and solve for x.
0 = (x -8)² -9
9 = (x -8)² . . . . . add 9
±√9 = x -8 . . . . . take the square root
±3 +8 = x . . . . . . . add 8
That is, ...
x = 8 -3 = 5 . . . . lesser x
x = 8 +3 = 11 . . . greater x
Answer:
700
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Daily evening newspapers in 2015 = 389
Percentage decrease from 2000 to 2015 = 46.5%
To find:
Number of newspapers in 2000 = ?
Solution:
Let the number of newspapers in 2000 =
When 46.5% of the total newspapers in 2000 () is subtracted from the total newspapers in 2000 (
), it will be equal to the number of newspapers in 2015.
Making the equation as per the given statement:
Therefore, the answer is:
There were <em>727 </em>newspapers in 2000.