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For number 19:
"at least 150" means either 150 ≤ ? or ? ≥ 150
plus 3 so +3x
The answer would be 150 ≤ 100 + 3x
Number 20:
A is at -2.5. The inverse is the opposite so 2.5
Short answer: C
Remark
Since b is all by itself in equation 2, Substitute it into equation 1.
2a + 3b = 5
b = a - 5 Put this result in equation 1. Be sure and use brackets.
2a + 3(a - 5) = 5 Remove the brackets.
2a + 3a - 15 = 5 Notice the -5 inside the brackets becomes - 15
Combine like terms on the left.
5a - 15 = 5 Add 15 to both sides
5a = 5 + 15
5a = 20 Divide by 5
a = 20/5
a = 4
So far, c is the only possible answer.
b = a - 5
b = 4 - 5
b = - 1
To find the unit rate or how much one-ounce costs
You divide
1.12/8.2
$0.14 For one ounce
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "C) 1.6." Hank is painting his grandfather's fence. He painted 40 linear feet in 85 minutes. He still has 360 linear feet to paint. His cousins, Sam and Alex, come <span>to help. Sam paints twice as fast and Alex paints half as fast as Hank. The constant of proportionality that relates the current fence painting rate is 1.6.</span>
