Answer: x = -5
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
If you factor each denominator, you can find the LCM.

Now that the denominators are equal, we can clear the denominator and set the numerators equal to each other.
2(x + 4) = 1(x + 3)
2x + 8 = x + 3
x + 8 = 3
x = -5
Your answer is 3.5 which is 3 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
3a-3(a+2)=10
3a-3a-6=10
+3 +3
6a-6=10
+6 +6
6a=16
Answer: 5 Erasers
Step-by-step explanation: It's quite simple, really. You divide 20 by 4, (the number of pencils and the ratio number) and then you multiply whatever the quotient was by the ratio number for erasers.
Answer:
x^2 + 14x + 49
Step-by-step explanation:
Use the distributive property:
(x + 7)(x + 7) = x^2 + 7x + 7x + 49 = x^2 + 14x + 49