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Answer: A, C, D
Discussion:
The solution of the quadratic equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0 is
x = ( -b +\- (b^2 - 4ac) ^ (1/2) ) /2a
The expression b^2 - 4ac is called the discriminant, occurs in the numerator of the solution, and also occurs inside a square root (called a radicand).
The question, while intelligible, should be stated more clearly.
Regards, MrB
As there are multiple answers going with trial and error seems good in this case.
A
5.00 + 5.00 + 5.00 + 5.00 = 20.00
3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 = 31.5
20.00 + 31.5 = 51.5
B
5.00 + 5.00 + 5.00 + 5.00 = 20.00
3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 = 35.00
20.00 + 35.00 = 55.00
C
5.00 + 5.00 + 5.00 = 15.00
3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 + 3.50 = 31.5
15.00 + 31.5 =46.5
Knowing that for the first one all A,B, and C were wrong we can determine that D is the answer. But wait if I made one mistake and didn't understand if $156.5 is equivalent to $156.50 that would mean A is correct.
Always recheck your answers and good luck,
Jon
Answer: A. 9567m
i hope i'm correct let me know if i'm wrong
You will want to subtract the amount he ran on Monday from the amount on Tuesday. In order to subtract fractions, we must set them to the same denominator (bottom number). In order to do this, we must multiply 3/5 by 6/6 (the denominator on tuesday) which gets us 18/30. Then, for Tuesday, we must multiply 2/6 by 5/5 (the denominator on Monday) which is 10/30. Now, we can do Monday-Tuesday, 18/30-10/30 which gets us 8/30, if we simplify this, we get 4/15 :)
