The entire race is 1 full race.
One full race is 1.
He ran 3/8 of 1, so he ran 3/8.
He needs to run the rest of the race.
The rest is unknown, so we call it x.
When you add 3/8 to the unknown, you get the full race.
The equation is
x + 3/8 = 1
Change 1 to a denominator of 8.
x + 3/8 = 8/8
Subtract 3/8 from both sides.
x = 5/8
Answer: He still needs to run 5/8 of the race.
The quadratic formula is above.
You want each equation in standard form: ax^2 + bx + c = 0
I begin each problem by defining variables.
For instance 3. Is in standard form. X^2 -2x - 3 = 0. a = 1, b = -2, c = -3
Now use quadratic formula: x = [- b + or - sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)]\2a
Not sure what the measure of ____ is, can you specify?
X=-1 and y=5
As when u replace the values x will give you negative 1 and when u replace negative 1 in y=-5x you get 5
2 ( x + 13) < 15
2x + 26 < 15
2x < -11
x < -5.5