Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
- as written: c = P - a - b - d/4
- with parentheses: c = 4P - a - b - d
Step-by-step explanation:
The meaning of the given expression is ...
P = a + b + c + (d/4)
To solve for c, subtract all the terms on the right side not containing c.
P -(a + b + (d/4)) = c
c = P - a - b - (d/4)
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In such equations, parentheses are commonly missing. If that is the case here, then first we undo the division by 4, then we subtract the "not c" terms.
P = (a + b + c + d)/4 . . . . maybe what you meant
4P = a + b + c + d . . . . . . multiply by 4
4P - (a +b +d) = c
c = 4P -a -b -d
I got 3x^2 + 12x + 4. I recommend you verify my answer, so you have to combine like terms in the first expression then add all the expressions.
Mike age is 3 less then twice the age of his brother nuke.
M = Mike's age now
N = Nuke's age now
M = 2N - 3
Ten years ago, four times nuke's age was one more mike's age.
M-10 = Mike's age 10 years ago
N-10 = Muke's age 10 years ago
4(N - 10) = 1 + M -10
what are their present ages
find M and N
substitute M = 2N - 3 into 4(N - 10) = 1 + M -10:
4(N - 10) = 1 + [2N - 3] - 10
4N - 40 = 2N - 12
2N = 28
N = 14
M = 2(14) - 3 = 28 - 3 = 25
Mike is 25 and Nuke is 14.
check:
4(14 - 10) = 4(4) = 16 = 26 -10 = 1 + 25 - 10
The odds against picking an i are 5:3, since there are 5 letters that are not i and 3 letters that are.
