Ok so lets plug in a first -1/3(-3) would equal 9 a is the accurate answer
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
5x + 1 is a SUM.
3y is a TERM.
9(5x + 1) is a PRODUCT.
9 is a FACTOR of 9(5x + 1).
5x + 1
---------- is a QUOTIENT.
3y
5 is the COEFFICIENT of x.
We have to solve this equation:
Third degree polynomials like this one are not easily solved, but this one has a root at x = 0. The let us factorize this polynomial as x times a second degree polynomial:
Now we can find the roots of the quadratic polynomial as:
![\begin{gathered} x=\frac{-(-6)\pm\sqrt[]{(-6)^2-4\cdot1\cdot6}}{2\cdot1} \\ x=\frac{6\pm\sqrt[]{36-24}}{2} \\ x=\frac{6\pm\sqrt[]{12}}{2} \\ x=\frac{6\pm\sqrt[]{4\cdot3}}{2} \\ x=\frac{6\pm2\sqrt[]{3}}{2} \\ x=3\pm\sqrt[]{3} \\ x_1=3-\sqrt[]{3} \\ x_2=3+\sqrt[]{3} \end{gathered}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bgathered%7D%20x%3D%5Cfrac%7B-%28-6%29%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B%28-6%29%5E2-4%5Ccdot1%5Ccdot6%7D%7D%7B2%5Ccdot1%7D%20%5C%5C%20x%3D%5Cfrac%7B6%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B36-24%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20x%3D%5Cfrac%7B6%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B12%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20x%3D%5Cfrac%7B6%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B4%5Ccdot3%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20x%3D%5Cfrac%7B6%5Cpm2%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B3%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20x%3D3%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B3%7D%20%5C%5C%20x_1%3D3-%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B3%7D%20%5C%5C%20x_2%3D3%2B%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B3%7D%20%5Cend%7Bgathered%7D)
Then, the solutions to the equation are:
x = 0
x = 3 - √3
x = 3 + √3
The original price is 100% of the price. If the price is marked 60% off, then you pay 40% of the original price.
An item costs x dollars.
With the 60% off discount, it now costs 40% of x, or 0.4x.
Now you apply a 30% discount.
For the second discount, consider the price 0.4x to be the new original price. If the price is now discounted 30%, you will pay 70% of the new original price.
Start with 0.4x.
Now calculate 70% of 0.4x.
70% of 0.4x = 0.70 * 0.4x = 0.28x
After applying the 60% discount and the 30% discount, the item that originally cost x now costs 0.28x. 0.28x is the same as 28% of x. The amount you pay is 28% of the original price.
Answer: 28%
