Zero × anything is zero, so no... you'll never see 0x. If for some reason you do, just rewrite the equation without it... because it's zero. :)
Answer:
45 minutes
Step-by-step explanation:
At 30 mph for 1/4 hour, Peter has a 7.5 mile head start. After he leaves, Mitchell closes that gap at the rate of 40-30 = 10 miles per hour. It will take him ...
t = d/s
t = (7.5 mi)/(10 mi/h) = 0.75 h
to catch Peter.
Mitchell will catch Peter in 45 minutes.
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<em>Alternate Solution</em>
Another way to look at it is that Mitchell's 10 mph advantage is 1/3 of Peter's speed, so it will take 1/(1/3) = 3 times the period of Peter's head start:
3 × 15 minutes = 45 minutes . . . for Mitchell to catch Peter
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You can write equations involving time and distance and see where the distances traveled become the same. You need to be careful choosing the time reference, since you're concerned with Mitchell's travel time. I personally prefer to work "head start" problems by considering the differences in time and speed, as above. This is where you end up using the equations approach, anyway.
Simplifying
2ab + 4ab = 0
Combine like terms: 2ab + 4ab = 6ab
6ab = 0
Solving
6ab = 0
Solving for variable 'a'.
Move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right.
Divide each side by '6'.
ab = 0
Simplifying
ab = 0
Answer: -33255 + 30
Step-by-step explanation:
The 8 is in the tenths place it would look like 8/10 .8 its .08 for 8/100
