Lacey, because you have to do the opposite when you want to get rid of a number. She subtracted 20 because it was originally positive 20. Chris messed up and did not do the opposite, subtraction, and instead he added 20
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Answer:
(C) Step 1: 15x − 20 = 1; Step 2: 15x = 21
Step-by-step explanation:
The first step is to eliminate the parentheses, using the distributive property.
5(3x − 4) = 1
15x -20 = 1
The second step is to add 20 to both sides of the equation.
15x = 21
This pair of steps is shown in the 3rd choice.
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<em>Comment on the answers</em>
The distributive property seems to be applied incorrectly a lot of the time. Here, you can choose the correct answer by looking at the result of properly applying the distributive property: 5(3x-4) = 15x-20. Only the correct choice has this as the first step.
Answer:
a). f(0) = 4
b). f(6) = 8
Step-by-step explanation:
a). When x < 5, piecewise function to be considered,
f(x) = x + 4
Since, x = 0 is less than x = 5
f(0) = 0 + 4
f(0) = 4
b). When 5 ≤ x < 7,
Piecewise function to be considered,
f(x) = 8
Therefore, for x = 6,
f(6) = 8
