Answer:
B. 3 / (x+6)
Step-by-step explanation:
3(x+2)/(x+6)(x+2) = 3 / (x+6)
Complete Question
A dog weighs 2 pounds less than 3 times the weight of a cat. The dog weighs twenty two more pounds than the cat.
Write and solve an equation to find the weights of the cat and the dog.
Answer:
Weight of cat = x = 12 pounds
Weight of Dog = y = 34 pounds
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's represent:
Weight of cat = x
Weight of Dog = y
A dog weighs 2 pounds less than 3 times the weight of a cat.
y = 3x - 2........ Equation 1
The dog weighs twenty two more pounds than the cat
y = x + 22....... Equation 2
The equation is given as:
y = y
3x - 2 = x + 22
Collect like terms
3x - x = 22 + 2
2x = 24
x = 24/2
x = 12 pounds
Solving for y using any of the equations:
y = 3x - 2
y = 3 × 12 - 2
y = 36 - 2
y = 34 pounds
Therefore:
Weight of cat = x = 12 pounds
Weight of Dog = y = 34 pounds
The slope intercept form is y=mx+b
in this case y=-x
y=(-1)x + 0
so the slope m=-1 and y-intercept which is b is 0
Answer: A. (5/4, 2)
Explanation:
2x-4=0
4x-5=0
2x=4
4x=5
x=2
x= 5/4
