She is correct because a negative subtracted by a negative is positive.
Let t represent Todd's age now.
.. 4(t -3) -(t -3) = 81 . . . . . . 3 years ago, their differnce in ages was 81.
.. 3t -9 = 81
.. t = (81 +9)/3 = 30
Todd is 30 now.
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You can also work this by considering "ratio units." 3 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 4:1, a difference of 3. That difference corresponds to 81 years, so each "ratio unit" represents 81/3 = 27 years. Todd's age then was 1 ratio unit, 27 years. Now, Todd's age is 30.
Answer:
divide it and do multiply and add it and subtract it
Answer:
x^3 -9x^2 +14x +24
Step-by-step explanation:
(x-4)(x^2 - 5x - 6)
Multiply the x by everything in the second term
x * (x^2 - 5x - 6)
x^3 -5x^2 -6x
Multiply the -4 by everything in the second term
-4 * (x^2 - 5x - 6)
-4x^2 +20x +24
Add everything together
I like to line them up vertically
x^3 -5x^2 -6x
-4x^2 +20x +24
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x^3 -9x^2 +14x +24
You mean 2x3x12? if yes, it is 72.
