Answer:
A) p = 2x - 4 for the expression. B) Your team scored 44 points.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let <u>P</u> represent the points your team made.
Since the question says "Your basketball team scored 4 fewer than twice as many points as the other team." this is how I came up with the expression.
p = 2x - 4 ( our points = 2 times more then the other teams points minus 4.
Using this expression and the given information that the other team made 24 points, I solved B.
44 = 2(24) - 4.
<h3><u>(2x - 5)(4x - 3)</u></h3>
The AC method, also known as splitting the middle, can be shown like this:
8x^2 - 26x + 15
<em><u>Check factors of 120.</u></em>
1 * 120
-1 * -120
2 * 60
-2 * -60
3 * 40
-3 * -40
5 * 24
-5 * -24
6 * 20
-6 * -20 (these factors, when added together, are equal to the middle term, and thus splitting the middle term is possible.)
<em><u>Split the middle term.</u></em>
8x^2 - 6x - 20x + 15
<em><u>Group in terms of 2.</u></em>
(8x^2 - 6x) - (20x + 15)
<em><u>Factor each binomial.</u></em>
2x(4x - 3) - 5(4x - 3)
<em><u>Rearrange the terms.</u></em>
(2x - 5)(4x - 3)
Answer:1750
Step-by-step explanation:
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