Answer:
B. 18
Step-by-step explanation:
The 4 machines can produce x units in 6 days. This means they have a daily total rate of x/6 units per day.
Since the machines are similar and that they work at the same rate, this means that the individual rates of each machine would be x/6/4 = x/24 units per day.
Now we are looking at producing 3x units in 4 days. This means that we want to produce 3x/4 units in a single day. Now, since each machine would work at a rate of x/24, we need to know the number of machines we need. To know this number, we simply divide what is to be achieved by the individual rate:
This is 3x/4 divided by x/24. This mathematically means 3x/4 * 24/x = 18 machines
First, we find the slope of the given line.
<span>3x − 4y = 7
-4y = -3x + 7
y = (3/4)x - 7/4
The slope of the given line is 3/4.
The slope of the parallel line is also 3/4.
Now we need the equation of the line that has slope 3/4 and passes through point (-4, -2),
We use the point-slope form of the equation of a line.
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - (-2) = (3/4)(x - (-4))
y + 2 = (3/4)(x + 4) <---- check option E. Is the fraction 3/4 not there?
y + 2 = (3/4)x + 3
y = (3/4)x + 1
4y = 3x + 4
3x - 4y = -4 <------ this is choice B.
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So what you would need to add to get -6 is -5-1 then your answer would be -6 hope this helps!
