Answer:
They rode 14 miles before replacing each horse
Step-by-step explanation:
We will be working under the assumption that all three riders sat on one horse at a time and rode it while the other horses rested.
From the problem, we can understand that the horses were each ridden for the same distance. This means that to get the total distance a horse rode before it was changed, we can divide the total distance by the number of horses that were used for the journey.
Distance each horse rode = 182/ 13 = 14 miles.
Therefore, each horse was ridden for 14 miles before it was changed.
Each time x increases by 2 (eg: from x = -3 to x = -1), the value of y increases by 7 (eg: y = 9.5 to y = 16.5)
Change in y = 7
change in x = 2
Slope = (change in y)/(change in x) = 7/2 = 3.5
This all means that we have a linear equation
If you're trying to find the missing side of the "triangle" (the distance from the house to where the ladder touches the ground), you would use the pythagorean theorem, a²+b²=c². (c is always hypotenuse)
a²+b²=c²
12²+b²=15²
144+b²=225
b²=81
√b²=√81
b=9
A positive number divided by a positive number results in a negative quotient, and it's opposite is always positive. The fraction 5/-12 can be described as a positive number divided by a negative number, which always results in a negative quotient. The fractions have different value, so Liam is not correct.
