Three miles a day should be the correct answer
Y=mx+b is the formula you need to get it in
start with the equation 8x-2y=5
so we want to get y by itself and everything else on the right side of the equation. to do this first subtract -8x from the left side and put it on the right side. this step would look like this:
8x-2y=5
-8x-2y=5 -> -2y=5-8x
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next take and divide -2 from both sides of the equation. this would look like this:
-2y= 5 -8x
÷-2y=÷-2÷-2 -> y= -5/2 +4x
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so your new equation is y=4x-5/2 y=mx+b tells you the slope and y-intercept. m=slope and b=y-intercept. so in this case 4 is your slope and -5/2 is your y-int
Assuming that this field is rectangular with 2 semi-circles (one on both ends of the field), we must first calculate the total area of the field. this is done by adding the area of the rectangular portion and the circular portion. This is done below:
Given:
Rectangular length = 95 yards
Rectangular width = semi-circle diameter = 49 yards
Area of rectangle = length * width = 95 * 49
Area of rectangle = 4655 yd^2
The area of the 2 semi-circles can be obtained by treating both as one circle.
Area of circle = pi * (d/2)^2 = 3.1416 * (49/2)^2
Area of circle = 1885.74 yd^2
Total area = 1885.74 + 4655 = 6540.74
We multiply the area by the cost of fertilizing:
Total cost = cost per sq. yd * total area
Total cost = 0.08 * 6540.74
Total cost = $523.26
The answer is kind of there in the initial question 4.0*10^5 <span />
In the fourth step, he didn’t put the “negative” sign for 4.
