For this, no math is even needed! The question says 1,000 people were interviewed. 42% percent of that 1,000 owns an SUV. If it's a percent, it is 42/100, right? Now we have to make that 42/100 out of 1000. We add a zero to the 100 on the bottom (42/1000). We do the same thing on the top. Add a zero! 420.
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Solve this with logic! 42% is nearly 50%. Half of 1,000 is 500. What is closest to 500? 420! This solution is even easier.
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Y because if you add them you will get 10x =-10
The y will be eliminated because you have positive 3 -4
4- distributive property
Reason
X(y+u)= xy+xu
Expansion is distributive property
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Normally, we could add exponents.
however, that only is possible when the bases are the same
recall what exponents mean
12³=12*12*12
so we cannot add exponents for 12³*11³ because that means 12*12*12*11*11*11
it would not equal 12⁶ or 11⁶
or you could refer to the rule

notice when x=x then we can add the bases
fun fact below
we can reverse a previous exponential rule like this
since

then

therefor

we can't add the exponents because the bases are not the same