Perimeter: all the sides added together, so that would be 1/2+1/2+3/4+3/4, which is 2 and a half feet
Area: the two side lengths multiplied, so 1/2*3/4, which is 3/8 feet squared
<span>8-5x=8+2x is to be solved for x.
Group the x terms together: </span><span>8=8+2x+5x => 0 = 7x => x = 0</span>
If an hour passes the bacteria would have tripled so 80 times 2 is 160.
If 2 hours pass the bacteria population would be 80 times 4 is 320.
I hope this helped you hon :)