Answer:
12 weeks
Step-by-step explanation:
Step one:
given data
let the heights of the plants be y
and the number of weeks be x
Plant A
y=3x+8.5--------------1
Plant B
y=2.5x+14.5----------2
Required
The number of weeks taken for both plants to have the same height
,equate the two expressions above
3x+8.5=2.5x+14.5
3x-2.5x=14.5-8.5
0.5x= 6
divide both sides by 0.5
x= 6/0.5
x= 12 weeks
Answer:
24 t shirts
Step-by-step explanation:
revenue - expenses = profit
profit = $71
expenses = $25
revenue = money made from t shirts = $4 for each t shirt, x times (she makes $4 for each t shirt and sells x t shirts) = $4 * x
4 * x - 25 = 71
add 25 to both sides to isolate the variable and its coefficient
4x = 96
divide both sides by 6 to isolate x
x = 24
To solve this equation from the information given above, I ordered it 5x+12=8x. To solve, I subtracted 5x from each side, canceling the 5x to your left, leaving only the number 12. 8x minus 5x equals 3x. Take 3x and divide on both sides. 3x/3x cancels the 3, leaving 12/3 equals 4. Finally, x equals 4.
