2(3 + 9x) - 2x
= 6 + 9x - 2x <----------------mistake right here
= 6 + 7x
Correct:
Expanding by using distributive property
2(3 + 9x) - 2x
= 2* 3 + 2 * 9x - 2x
= 6 + 18x - 2x
= 6 + 16x
Answer:
D
Step-by-step explanation:
The difference is 6 and because 6+4=10( 1 wk ),10+4=14( 2 wk ),14+4=18( 3 wk ),18+4=22( 4 wk ),22+4=26( 5 wk ).
I believe the fastest way to solve this problem is to take any two of the given points and to find the slope and y-intercept of the line connecting those two points.
Let's choose the 2 given points (-3,16) and (-1,12).
Going from the first point to the second, the increase in x is 2 and the increase in y is actually a decrease: -4. Thus, the slope of the line connecting these two points is m = -4/2, or m = -2.
Now use the slope-intercept formula to find the y-intercept, b.
One point on the line is (-3,16), and the slope is m = -2.
Thus, the slope-intercept formula y = mx + b becomes 16 = -2(-3) + b.
Here, b comes out to 10.
So now we have the slope and the y-intercept. Write the equation:
y = mx + b becomes y=-2x+10. Which of the four given answer choices is the correct one?
