2x=12 is an equation with the solution of 6
slope = 15
the equation of a line in ' point- slope form ' is
y - b = m(x - a) → ( where m is the slope and (a, b) a point on the line)
y - 9 = 15(x - 5) is in this form
thus slope = m = 15
2|7 − 7x| = 2x + 4
|7 - 7x| = x + 2
7 - 7x = x + 2 or 7 - 7x = -(x + 2)
-8x = -5 or 7 - 7x = -x - 2
x = 5/8 or -6x = -9
x = 5/8 or x = 9/6
x = 5/8 or x = 3/2
To check for extraneous solutions, we check both solutions in the original equation.
<em>Check solution 5/8:</em>
2|7 - 7x| = 2x + 4
|7 - 7x| = x + 2
|7 - 7 * 5/8| = 5/8 + 2
|56/8 - 35/8| = 5/8 + 16/8
21/8 = 21/8
<u>Solution x = 5/8 works.</u>
<em>Check solution 3/2:</em>
2|7 - 7x| = 2x + 4
|7 - 7x| = x + 2
|7 - 7 * 3/2| = 3/2 + 2
|14/2 - 21/2| = 3/2 + 4/2
|-7/2| = 7/2
7/2 = 7/2
<u>Solution 3/2 also works.</u>
Answer: x = 5/8 or x = 3/2
I think it might be 20%. If in a total of 10 days it only snowed 2, then you could take 2/10, which is .2, then multiply by 100 to make it a percentage... which would be 20%.
1. 3/5
2. 2/7
3. 13/15
4. 59/60
5.29/30
6. 11/24
