Since this is a subtraction problem, Jeremy needed to distribute the negative to the terms in the numerator. Jeremy only distributed it to the<span> x</span>2<span>-term, and not to 15. Instead, he kept the 15 positive. When he combined like terms, he got a result of 5 for the constants. The correct result is </span>x<span> + 5.</span>
The picture is how I solved it and it will be correct
Pump A = 45 mins
Pump B = 35 mins
Pump A and B = (45 x 35) / ( 45 + 35) = 19.69 mins (nearest hundredth)
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Answer: 19.69 mins
If it's a negative exponent for example -6 the answer would be 1/x^-6. So if x is 10. Then 10^-6 is equal to 1/10^6 (One over ten to the power of 6 or One divided by 10 to the power six)