You would transform 5x + 2x into the same term with the associative property, adding like terms. If you subsitute the different values into the expressions you notice that both have a rate of change of 7 like an arithmetic sequence. To see if any value will make the two expressions equal you make them equal to each other.
5x + 2x = 7x -1
7x = 7x - 1
0 = -1
No they will never have be a solution to both expressions to make them equal because they're parallel to each other.
So, here we have an exponential function.
Remember that an exponential function has the form:

Where a represents an initial amount, and r is the rate of this amount to change. (Increase, or decrease).
So, given that the population of City A in 2000 was 40 thousand people and the population increased by 13% each year, we can say that

So,

For city B:

But something different happens with city C. This is not an exponential function, this is a linear function.
So,

Estimate 189 to the nearest tenth which would be 190. And then do the same for 643 which would be 640. 640-190= 450
Answer:
48.8%
Step-by-step explanation:
Just multiply this 0.488 by 100%, obtaining 48.8%.
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