Let's represent the two numbers by x and y. Then xy=60. The smaller number here is x=y-7.
Then (y-7)y=60, or y^2 - 7y - 60 = 0. Use the quadratic formula to (1) determine whether y has real values and (2) to determine those values if they are real:
discriminant = b^2 - 4ac; here the discriminant is (-7)^2 - 4(1)(-60) = 191. Because the discriminant is positive, this equation has two real, unequal roots, which are
-(-7) + sqrt(191)
y = -------------------------
-2(1)
and
-(-7) - sqrt(191)
y = ------------------------- = 3.41 (approximately)
-2(1)
Unfortunately, this doesn't make sense, since the LCM of two numbers is generally an integer.
Try thinking this way: If the LCM is 60, then xy = 60. What would happen if x=5 and y=12? Is xy = 60? Yes. Is 5 seven less than 12? Yes.
The total cost for peaches is $0.40 you get that by (0.5)(0.80) as for oranges (0.7)(.90)=$0.63 so $0.40+$0.63=$1.03
Answer:
this is written in point slope form
Step-by-step explanation:
y-y1 = m(x-x1)
the slope is 2
and the point is (6,7)
Answer:
Value of the car is decreasing by 13.9% each year.
Step-by-step explanation:
This equation tells us V(t) is the value of the car after a certain time in years, $21,000 is the initial value of the car. What we need to focus on is on the 0.861 part of this equation. This means that the price of the car is worth 0.861 or 86.1% of what it was worth the year prior, this means that the price of the car is decreasing over time. By how much is it decreasing? Well if we consider 1 to mean 100% (since 100 / 100 =1) then we have 100%-86.1%=13.9%. This means that the value of the car is decreasing 13.9% each year.
