We have the expression

We have to convert the expression in a single-term expression. We apply the distributive property:

b) We have to substitute five different values into the expressions 5x+2x and 7x-1.
The first expression is equal to 5x+2x=7x.
We then can predict that the difference between 7x and 7x-1 is 1.
For example, for x=2, we have 7x=7*2=14 and 7x-1=7*2-1=14-1=13.
We can calculate if the two expressions can be equal, we write:

There is no value that can make both expressions equal.
Both equations have a difference of 1 for any value of x.
16 × 6.7 = 107.2
your answer is 107.2
7.1 years
Step-by-step explanation:
Principle P = 9000 dollars
Rate r = 4.75% = 0.0475
Total Amount A = 12600 dollars
compounded quarterly n = 4
Time t = ?
t = ln(A/P) / n[ln(1 + r/n)]
t = ln(12,600/9,000) / ( 4 × [ln(1 + 0.011875/4)] )
t = 7.1 years
so the answer is 7.1 years