I’m hoping you are talking about:
Factor -1/2 out of -1/2x + 6
If so then the answer is
-1/2(x-3)
Answer:
I'm not entirely sure what the question is but every thing under 12.5 is closer to 12, everything 12.5 and upwards like 12.87 would be closer to 13
Answer: Fish A: 9 inches ; Fish B: 6 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
This can be turned into a systems of equation, where x equals the length of fish A and y equals the length of fish B:
3x + 2y = 39 → -3x - 2y = -39
3x + 4y = 51 → 3x +4y = 51
Combine: 0 + 2y = 12 → y = 6 inches.
Plug back in: 3x + 2(6) = 39 → 3x = 27 → x = 9 inches.
Answer: option a.

Explanation:
A <em>shrink</em> of a function is a <em>shrink</em> on the vertical direction. It means that for a certain value of x, the new function will have a lower value, in the intervals where the function is positive, or a higher value, in those intervals where the function is negative. This is, the image of the new function is shortened in the vertical direction.
That is the reason behind the rule:
- given f(x), the graph of the function a×f(x), when a > 1, represents a vertical stretch of f(x),
- given f(x), the graph of the function a×f(x), when a < 1, represents a vertical shrink of f(x).
So, we just must apply the rule: to find a shrink of an exponential growth function, multiply the original function by a scale factor less than 1.
Since it <em>is a shrink of</em> <em>an exponential growth function</em>, the base must be greater than 1. Among the options, the functions that meet that conditon are a and b:

Now, following the rule it is the function with the fraction (1/3) in front of the exponential part which represents a <em>shrink of an exponential function</em>.