What are the given constraints ?
<span>x = Joe's age and </span><span>y = James's age
</span><span>Joe is 10 years older than James - equation - x = y + 10
</span><span>In 8 years twice Joe's age will equal three times James's age - equation -
2(x+8) = 3(y+8)
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<span>2(x+8) = 3(y+8) </span>
<span>2(y + 10 +8) = 3(y+8) { substitute y + 10 for x </span>
<span>2(y + 18) = 3(y + 8) </span>
<span>2y + 36 = 3y + 24 </span>
<span>12 = y </span>
<span>Joe is 22 and James is 12.</span>
The actual is 60 feet long, the drawing is only 1 foot long. So the scale factor must be 1/60. You know that the scale factor has to be less than one in this case because you're going from a bigger measurement to a smaller measurement(60 to 1).
Answer:
The slope is -1
Step-by-step explanation:
The slope is always the number in front of the x.