Answer:
<u>Option 2</u>
Step-by-step explanation:
Evaluating the options :
<u>Option 1</u>
- 2 |x - 5| - 4 < -8
- 2 |x - 5| < -4
- |x - 5| < -2
- Empty set as modulus cannot be less than 0
<u>Option 2</u>
- |2x - 1| - 7 < -6
- |2x - 1| < 1
- x < 1
- There is a solution set other than empty set
<u>Option 2</u> is the right answer.
Answer:
The answer simplified is -6
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
They spent $15.
Step-by-step explanation:
It's given that Jane bought x cookies, so 3x.
John spent $1 on each of the x cookies he got, and also an extra $10, so x+10.
3x=x+10
2x=10
x=5
So they got 5 cookies each.
5 cookies x $3= $15 (check with $5(1)+$10= $5+$10= $15 )
