How do I complete the square?
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Answer:
The system of equations representing the situation are
with solutions
Step-by-step explanation:
Let us call the number of associates and
the number of partners. If each associate costs $600 and each partner costs $1200, and it cost the law firm a total of $15,000, then we have
.
Since the law firm assigned at total of 16 lawyers, we have
.
Thus, the system of equations representing the situation are
And the solution to this system is found by solving for in the second equation and substituting its value in the first equation:
We put this value into and solve for
The number of orders in is equal to the number of orders out in month 4 (April). It appears the solution represents the time at which warehouse shipments caught up with order quantities.
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For this table to make any sense, we have to assume that the year started with 3 orders in January, and that one order was shipped in January. Then the number of orders was 1 or 2 each month after that, and the number of orders shipped per month was 2 each month after that. That is, the tables represent year-to-date totals of orders in and out.
<em>Alternate Interpretation</em>
If the numbers here are actual orders in and out in each of the listed months, it appears the warehouse is getting better at shipping orders. That is, they are increasing the shipment rate by 2 orders a month each month. They will eventually ship enough to cover the total number of orders in (total of 20 by April), but total shipments through April only amount to 16 orders.
