Hello!
We separate this into three sections
we are looking for a graph that has a line where x is greater than -3 and less than -2 while the circles not shaded since it does have the or equal to sign
The graphs that have this is the first and the third
Next we can look for the graph that has x greater than or equal to -2 and less than 3 with the one at -2 shaded but the one at 3 not
The graph that follows this is the third graph
The answer is the third one
Hope this helps!
You can solve this one by adding their rates, but you have to invert the numbers they give you to find the rate. Rate is measured in something per unit of time, and "per" indicates division. So the rates are: 1/3 of an hour (Sally) and 1/6 of an hour (Steve). So add the rates: 1/3 + 1/6 = 1/2. (1/3 is 2/6, and 2/6 + 1/6 = 3/6). Since their combined rate is 1/2 of a room in one hour, it takes them two hours to paint the room.
This answer makes sense: It takes Sally three hours by herself; with Steve's help, she's faster, but not THAT much faster, because he's pretty slow. You can often spot-check word problem answers like this by giving it a common sense once-over. If we came up with four hours, that would clearly be wrong: it should take her LONGER if she's getting help.
