Blue: = because the equal sign is stating that it’s the same.
c = cost per pound of chocolate chips
w = cost per pound of walnuts.
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8 = 2^x + 4
2^x = 8 - 4
2^x = 4
as you know 4 = 2^2 so now you have:
2^x = 2^2
x = 2
Answer:
g(x) = 3
Step-by-step explanation:
Simply substitute -4 in for x in the equation (as you can see -4 takes the place of x in g(-4), so just do the same thing for all of the other x's in the equations). Therefore, g(-4) = (-4) + 7. Well, since -4 is negative and 7 is positive, you can think of it as 7 - 4, which gets you 3. Voila! 3 is your answer :)
