Answer:
C) 8
Step-by-step explanation:
The Distributive property says a(b+c)=ab+ac, using this knowledge, follow the steps provided below to solve the problem :)
1) Distribute -5 to a and 3:
-5a-15=-55
2) Add 15 to both sides:
-5a=-40
3) Divide both sides by -5:
a=8
Answer:
volume of the block of cheese

I think the answer is 1 st option
We know that a cave is a big indent in the rock that curves inward
con, in latin, means something like 'with' or together'
so concave means with cave or curving with the cave or curving inward
First, we are going to find the vertex of our quadratic. Remember that to find the vertex

of a quadratic equation of the form

, we use the vertex formula

, and then, we evaluate our equation at

to find

.
We now from our quadratic that

and

, so lets use our formula:




Now we can evaluate our quadratic at 8 to find

:




So the vertex of our function is (8,-72)
Next, we are going to use the vertex to rewrite our quadratic equation:



The x-coordinate of the minimum will be the x-coordinate of the vertex; in other words: 8.
We can conclude that:
The rewritten equation is

The x-coordinate of the minimum is 8