3 consecutive means
x, x+1, x+2
OR
x, x-1, x-2
the equation based on givens and first equation is:
2(x) + 2(x+1) = 69 - (x+2)
4x + 2 = 67 - x
5x = 65
x = 13
so the largest would be x+2 or 15
He’s right For the answer
Answer:
She will have saved $195
Step-by-step explanation:
If we had her two paychecks together she will have saved $650.
30% of 650 = 195
We get this by taking 650 times .3
There is a special kind of substitution which some books call it by comparison.
When the two equations are both
y=some function of x
y=some other function of x, then
we can substitute the second equation into the first giving
some function of x = some other function of x and start solving.
For example,
<span>y = –2x + 8
y = x – 1
substitute second into first
x-1=-2x+8
isolate x on left,
3x=9
x=3
second step is to substitute x=3 into second equation to get
y=x-1=3-1=2
Therefore the solution is (3,2)</span>
<h3>
Answer: -15 and 2</h3>
You find this through trial and error.
A much more efficient way is to solve x^2-13x-30 = 0 using the quadratic formula. You'll find the two solutions to be x = 15 and x = -2
Going from those solutions, we get x-15 = 0 and x+2 = 0 which then turn into (x-15)(x+2) = 0 through the zero product property.
