3x + 5 = 20
x = 5
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Answer:
Jim reached a greater depth by one foot, as he started 12 feet below the surface.
Step-by-step explanation:
Jim
12 feet+17 feet = 29
29-3 feet (rose 3 feet) = 26
26+8= 34 feet
Carla
0 feet (surface)+ 19 feet= 19
19-3 feet= 16
16+17= 33 feet
A. 7/4
Rate of change is the same as slope, it is how the line has to go to get from the first to the second point. The slope function is y2-y1 / x2-x1. So we end up with 8-1/5-1 making 7/4