Find the value of X:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Ill try to break this down, simply:
When we talk about percentages we are talking about how much part of something we have and the percent sign is a just a symbol representing that.
Lets say we have 2 out of 10 apples and we need to convert this to a percentage
First think about how many apples we have in total... and that would be 10, and then how many apples we currently have being 2:
So if we put the part that we have over the whole thing we get:
So now lets turn this into a decimal, when its something over 10 its really easy, all we have to do is move the decimal back one place!
So we have 2 and if we move the decimal back one place we get .2 or 0.2
Now we have our decimal, to convert this into a percentage all we have to do is multiply our decimal by 100
So:
0.2 x 100 = 20%
All you do when you multiply by 100 is move the decimal back over 2 places one place for each zero so:
0.2 --> 2. --> 20.
Which gives us again 20%
Answer:
- B) One solution
- The solution is (2, -2)
- The graph is below.
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Explanation:
I used GeoGebra to graph the two lines. Desmos is another free tool you can use. There are other graphing calculators out there to choose from as well.
Once you have the two lines graphed, notice that they cross at (2, -2) which is where the solution is located. This point is on both lines, so it satisfies both equations simultaneously. There's only one such intersection point, so there's only one solution.
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To graph these equations by hand, plug in various x values to find corresponding y values. For instance, if you plugged in x = 0 into the first equation, then,
y = (-3/2)x+1
y = (-3/2)*0+1
y = 1
The point (0,1) is on the first line. The point (2,-2) is also on this line. Draw a straight line through the two points to finish that equation. The other equation is handled in a similar fashion.
