I like to reduce everything by half if I don't already know the answer.

It just so happens that is the reduced fraction.
All I did was halve 18, which is 9, and halve 34, which is 17.
Answer: 9
Step-by-step explanation:
4x²-7x+7 f(2)=4*(2)^2-7(2)+7=16-14+7=9
Percentage of depreciation of the car that Marie bought = 15%
Present value of the car = 13000
Let us assume that the value of the car at the time of buying = x
So
The percentage valuation of the car now = (100 - 15) percent
= 85 percent
Then
(85/100) * x = 13000
85x = 13000 * 100
85x = 1300000
x = 1300000/85
= 15294.12
So the actual cost of the car is 15294.12. I hope the procedure is clear enough for you to understand.
y = 1/3x +b
1 = 1/3(9) +b
1 = 3 +b
subtract 3 from both sides
-2 = b
<h2>
y = 1/3x - 2</h2>
the answer would be 10/21