Solve for x.

Mathematics

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Masteriza [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

x = 2.5 or -0.8

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we are to use completing the square method to solve for the values of x

Firstly, we divide through by 4

= x^2 -7/4x -2 = 0

Now, we move the two term to the right hand side

x^2 -7/4x = 2

Now, we divide the coefficient of x by 2 and square it;

That would be;

(-7/4 * 1/2)^2 = 49/64

we now add this value to both sides of the equation

x^2 -7/4x + 49/64 = 2 + 49/64

The right hand side can be rewritten as;

(x-7/8)^2 = 177/64

taking the square root of both sides

x-7/8 = √(177/64)

x = 7/8 ± √(177/64)

x = 7/8 + √(177/74) or 7/8 - √(177/64)

= x = 2.53802 or -0.788017

Which to the nearest tenth is

x = 2.5 or -0.8

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No. of children in lamb, chicken, duck, and turkey category is 66, 24, 18 and 12 respectively.

<h3>What is percentage ?</h3>

Percentage is the value per hundredth.

According to the given question a survey was carried out among 120 school children looked at which type of meat they preferred. 55% said they preferred lamb,20% said they preferred chicken, 15% preferred duck and 10% turkey and we have to calculate no. of children in each category.

55% said they preferred lamb, So the no. of students i this category is

= (55/100)×120

= 66 children.

20% said they preferred chicken, So the no. of children in this category is

= (20/100)×120

= 24 children.

15% said they preferred duck, So the no. of children in this category is

= (15/100)×120

= 18 children.

10% said they preferred turkey, So the no. of children in this category is

= (10/100)×120

= 12 children.