
Use the rational root theorem:

=16,

=1
The dividers of

: 1,2,4,8,16
The dividers of

: 1
Therefore, check the following rational numbers: +-


is a root of the expression, so factor out x-4
Compute

to get the rest of the equation.

Cancel the common factor:

is the final answer
Exact Form:
28/9
Decimal Form:
3.1
Mixed Number Form:
3 1/9
Let:
x = Chemistry textbooks sold
y = Physics textbooks sold
The textbook store sold a combined total of 260, so:

The number of chemistry books sold was three times the number of physics textbooks sold, so:

Let:

Replace (2) into (1):

Replace the value of y into (2):
The values of x are -22 and -2 and there are not extraneous solutions
<h3>How to solve the equation?</h3>
The equation is given as:
2|x + 7|= x - 8
Expand the absolute bracket
|2x + 14|= x - 8
Remove the absolute bracket
2x + 14 = x - 8 and 2x + 14 = -x + 8
Evaluate the like terms
x = -22 and 3x = -6
This gives
x = -22 and x = -2
Hence, the values of x are -22 and -2 and there are not extraneous solutions
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The correct answer to your problem is 96