Remember that a reciprocal are when you switch the numerator and denominator, like they trade spots so the reciprocal is 3/11
Part B is saying to equal the both equations, so
5x + 2 = 5x + 5
Take a look, we have the same multiplicative to our variable, but we have different sums, so, if we just say x = 0 we wil have:
5.0 + 2 = 5.0 + 5
0 + 2 = 0 + 5
2 = 5
And of course it's not true, 2 will never be equal to 5, so we can say there's no solution for x.
Another way to see this is:
5x + 2 = 5x + 5
5x - 5x = 5 - 2
0 = 3
0 of couse isn't equal to 3.
$12,838
7900/8= 987.5
For every one year, you invest $987.5
987.5 times 5 for 5 years= 4,937.5
If you round to the nearest dollar, it would be: $4,938
The total amount of money that would be in the account is, $12,838.
