You could subtract 5/4 from each side of the equation.
Then it would say
x = -2/4 .
That's a perfectly true solution, but not a very attractive one.
To pretty it up, you could simplify the fraction if you felt like it,
and you would have
x = -1/2 .
Complementary angles ⇒ the angles add up to 90°
∠A and ∠B are complementary ⇒ ∠A + ∠B = 90°
∠A + ∠B = 90°
Plug in the values for ∠A and ∠B:
(3x - 8) + (5x + 10) = 90
Open the brackets:
3x - 8 + 5x + 10 = 90
Combine like terms:
8x + 2 = 90
Subtract 2 from both sides:
8x = 88
Divide both sides by 8:
x = 11
Answer: x = 11
For this case we have an equation of the form:
Where,
A: original price
b: growth rate
x: number of years
Substituting values we have:
Answer:
the value of the antique clock, and, in dollars, after x years is:

Ummm I think 4 hope this helps
The answer should be 32 2/3. Sorry I'm late, but hope this helps.