Answer:
7.5 quarts of olive oil remain.
Explanation:
Let
q = quarts of olive oil remain
<span>25%</span> of olive oil remains means that <span>75%</span> has been used.
22<span>12</span> quarts = 22.5 quarts used
<span><span>22.5.75</span>=<span>q.25</span></span>
Multiply both sides by .25 to isolate q.
<span><span>22.5.75</span><span>(.25)</span>=<span>q.25</span><span>(.25)</span></span>
<span><span>5.625.75</span>=q</span>
<span>7.5=<span>q</span></span>
Vera's office would recycle 9 kilograms of paper over 7 weeks. <span />
Given

To obtain the minimum value of y, we first take the derivative of y
The derivative of y is:

Equating

gives the minimum value we require.
Doing that, we have:

So that

Therefore, the minimum value is x = 3
16n+8=4
16n=4-8
16n=-4
n=-4/16
n=-1/4.