-84 > -6(2 - 3b)
<em><u>Distributive property.</u></em>
-84 > -12 + 18b
<em><u>Add 12 to both sides.</u></em>
-72 > 18b
<em><u>Divide both sides by 18.</u></em>
-4 > b
The value of b is less than -4
Answer:
$120
Step-by-step explanation:
$1,440/12= $120
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Answer:
x = 12
Step-by-step explanation:
First, eliminate the fractional coefficient 1/2, by multiplying all three terms by 2:
-24 + x = -12
Adding 24 to both sides isolates x: x = -12 + 24, or x = 12
Step-by-step explanation:
1/2(6x+1/2)=0
3x+1/4=0
3X=-1/4
X=3(-1/4)
X=-3/4
OR
X=-.75
Answer:
2 hours: 3968 <u>[I don't understand the $ sign in the answer box]</u>
At midnight: 12137
Step-by-step explanation:
The bacteria are increasing by 15% every hour. So for every hour we will have what we started with, plus 15% more.
The "15% more" can be represented mathematically with (1 + 0.15) or 1.15. Let's call this the "growth factor" and assign it the variable b. b is (1 + percent increase).
Since this per hour, in 1 hour we'll have (3000)*(1.15) = 3450
At the end of the second hour we're increased by 15% again:
(3450)*(1.15) = 3968.
Each additional hour add another (1.15) factor, If we assign a to be the starting population, this can be represented by:
P = a(1.15)^t for this sample that increase 15% per hour. t is time, in hours.
If a represents the growth factor, and P is the total population, the general expression is
P = ab^t
Using this for a = 3000 and b = 1.15, we can find the total population at midnight after starting at 2PM. That is a 10 hour period, so t = 10
P = (3000)*(1.15)^10
P = 12137
