If I understand the question correctly, you can have the same amount of change be two different percentages by having 4 quarters and 100 pennies.
Each quarter is 25%
Each penny is 1%
(am i explaining this right)
In quadratic equations,
a + b = -B
ab = C
where a and b are the roots, B is the second term, and C is the constant.
Substituting,
a + b = -12
ab = 35
The values of a and b from the equation is -7 and -5. Thus, the lesser root is -7.
Foil method:
FOIL stands for
first-multiply the first term in each set of parenthesis
outer-multiply the outer term in each of the perenthesis
inner- multiply the inner term in each of the parenthesis
last- multiply the last term in each of the parenthesis
(3x+8)(x+1)
(3x*x)=3x^2
(3x*1)=3x
8*x=8x
8*1=8
thus we shall have:
3x^2+3x+8x+8
=3x^2+11x+8
Distributive property:
(3x+8)(x+1)
3x(x+1)+8(x+1)
3x^2+3x+8x+8
=3x^2+11x+8
Both methods are efficient, it all depends with the users preference
1st number = x
2nd number = 3x
3rd number = 2x-10
x +3x + 2x-10 =92
6x - 10 = 92
6x =102
x = 102/6
x = 17
1st number = 17
2nd number = 17*3 = 51
3rd number = 17 *2 = 34-10 = 24
17 + 51 + 24 = 92
3 numbers are 17, 51 and 24
