The image on the left represents a function. The image on the right does not as a function cannot have multiple variables for a single X quantity.
ANSWER TO QUESTION 1

We multiply through by the Least Common Multiple which is 2.


We expand brackets to obtain,

Grouping like terms, have


Whenever you solve an equation and you get the above result, you don't have to get confuse.
It simply means the question does not have a UNIQUE solution.
That any real number will number will satisfy the above equation.
Hence,

ANSWER TO QUESTION 2

We factor x to obtain;

We divide both sides by (a+b)
Answer: 3444 boys, 4182 girls
Let there be 14x boys and 17x girls. Then there are 31x total students. Since 31x = 7626, x = 246. Then there are 14(246) = 3444 boys and 17(246) = 4182 girls.
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The first task in such exercises is to order the data in ascending order.
201,218, 242, 257, 265, 275, 301.
The algorithm to find the first quartile of a distribution of discrete observations is: If the number of observations is odd;
Exclude the median. Then, the first quartile is the median of the lower half of the observations.
If the number of observations is even, take the median of the lower half of observations immediately.
Here, we have 7 observations. The median is 257 and the observations below it are 201,218,242. The median of this is 218. Thus, 218 is the first quartile. (Similarly, 275 is the 3rd quartile).