Number 1 is x=8!!
2 is pretty confusing so I hope someone else can answer two as I have answered 1!
Answer:
68 plants.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of plants that Reuben bought from the nursery.
We have been given that Reuben bought a whole bunch of plants at the nursery the other day. Right away, five died. So number of plant left would be
.
We are also told that then our dog dug up 2/9 of them. So number of plants left after dug-up would be
.
Further a rabbit came and ate ½ of what was left. So number of plants left would be
.
Since Reuben had only 7 plants left, so we will equate our expression with 7 and solve for x as:





Therefore, Reuben bought 68 plants at the nursery.
(1/4)^-2 - (5^0 x 2) x 1^-1 =
(4/1)^2 - (1 x 2) x 1 = 16-2 = 14
If you raise something to the power of -2, swap numerator and denominator and remove the minus.
So (1/4)^-2 = 4^2 = 16
Also 1^-1 is just 1, not -1.
Answer:
The inverse is 1/3 (x+1)
Step-by-step explanation:
y = 3x-1
Exchange x and y
x = 3y-1
Solve for y
Add 1 to each side
x+1 = 3y-1+1
x+1 = 3y
Divide each side by 3
(x+1)/3 = 3y/3
1/3(x+1) =y
The inverse is 1/3 (x+1)
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Hope this helps :)