Your answer is b. hope this helps :)
You would divide -204 divide it by -17 and you would get 12
X=12
Since there is no picture shown, I just plotted the given data points myself. That is shown in the attached picture. The blue rectangle is rectangle PQRS while the orange one is rectangle JKLM. I believe there are some choices for this question but you forgot to include. Nevertheless, I will give my observations from the given figure.
The tile PQRS is bigger than tile JKLM. A rectangle is a two-dimensional shape that has two sets of equal parallel planes. Thus, its area is equal to the length multiplied by its width.
tile PQRS = (9-5)*(12-7) = 20 units²
tile JKLM = (6-4)*(10-5) = 10 units²
Tile PQRS is larger by 10 units².
P(1) = P(0) [exp (rt)]
9,800 = 10,000 (0.98)^1
r = loge<span> (0.98) = ln (0.98) = -0.0202
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<span>P(t) = P(0)[exp(-0.0202t)]</span>