Rewrite it in the form a^2 - b^2, where a = x and b = 5
x^2 - 5^2
Use the Difference of Squares: a^2 - b^2 = (a + b)(a - b)
<u>= (x + 5)(x - 5)</u>
Answer:the truck load of fruit weigh 440 pounces
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the total weight of the truck load of fruit weigh x pounds.
The truck carries apples, grapes, and blackberries in the ratio of 4:3:4
The total ratio is the sum of the proportions of apples, grapes, and blackberries. It becomes 4+3+4 = 11
if the apples weigh 160 pounds, it means that
4/11 × x = 160
4x/11 = 160
4x = 160×11 = 1760
x = 1760/4
x = 440
remember that you can do anything to an equation as long as you do it to both sides
remember the distributive property: a(b+c)=ab+ac
also commutative property of addition: a+b=b+a
so
6(6x-2)+8(1-5x)=2x
distribute
6(6x-2)=6(6x)+6(-2)=36x-12
8(1-5x)=8(1)+8(-5x)=8-40x
36x-12+8-40x=2x
group like terms
36x-40x-12+8=2x
add like terms
-4x-4=2x
add 4x to both sides to get x by itself
4x-4x-4=2x+4x
0-4=6x
-4=6x
divide both sides by 6
-4/6=(6x)/6
-2/3=x(6/6)
-2/3=x(1)
-2/3=x
x=-2/3
the solution is x=-2/3
Answer:
The reason why this may be happening is because the expenses may be higher than the amount of revenue that the business is making, the cost of rent, paying the employees and running the business may be higher than the revenue that is being made. The inflows may be higher than the outflows, in which case the profit is lower than the loss and may be the reason why the owner is having trouble keeping the business running.
