260+(20x) =140+(30x)
x represents the number of months.
subtract 20x from both sides and subtract 140 from both sides
120=10x
divide each side by 10
12=x
So in 12 months, Jamal will have paid the same amount to both shops.
To check your answer, you plug in 12 for x.
260+20(12)=140+30(12)
260+240=140+360
500=500
Hope this helps.
Answer:
wheres the question. that's just a topic
You can start with the form
∆y(x -x1) -∆x(y -y1) = 0
Here, we have
∆y = 11-(-3) = 14
∆x = -3-1 = -4
and we can choose (x1, y1) = (1, -3). This gives
14(x -1) -(-4)(y -(-3)) = 0
14x +4y -2 = 0
All these terms have a common factor of 2 that we can remove. Adding 1 to the result puts it in standard form:
7x +2y = 1
The length is 7 and the width is 3