Hey there!
For the left side, we are going to use the distributive property, which means:
a(b+c) = ab+ac
Therefore, we have:
4y + 8 = 32
Subtract 8 from both sides.
4y = 24
Divide both sides by 4 to get:
y = 6
I hope this helped you! :)
It helps to think of a simpler problem. Let's say mpg is 20 and 10% higher on a smooth road.
How many miles will you get with one gallon on a regular road?
How many more miles will you get on a smooth road? 10% more, right? How much is that?
OK - so you've now solved a simpler problem. Use the exact some process to solve your, more complicated, problem.
Answer:
See below
Step-by-step explanation:
If you factor 
you get 
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That's where the a comes in
Not sure if that answers your question
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Perimeter is found by adding together all the lengths of the sides. For us, that is x + (2x + 5) + (6x - 17) + (3x + 2). Now we will just combine like terms. We can also drop the parenthesis because they do nothing for us and mean nothing to the problem.
x + 2x + 5 + 6x - 17 + 3x + 2 becomes
12x - 10
See the image below for a demonstration. Hope this helps out.
