where's the rest of question so I can help?
The sum of 14 and a number is 14+x
we know that this equals 17, so: 14+x=17.
Let's substract 14 from both sides:
x=17-14
x=3
so the number is 3.
The answer is A. when you compress horizontally you take it by a factor of 1/a. in this case a=5. 12 is your k value and k decides whether or not you shift up or down, because k is positive or is upward by 12
