Multiply the factors together. You should get the original expression.
For example, if we are to factor
2x^2 + 4x
we would factor as
2x(x + 2).
Check this by multiplying back in
2x*x + 2x*2 = 2x^2 + 4x
which is what we started with, so we know we are correct.
When the lines are parallel then there is no solution to the system of equations.
This happens because the intersection is the solution. And when there is no intersection then there is no solution.
Answer: the number of students that were surveyed is 40
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x = total number of students that were surveyed about their favorite colors
1/4 of the students preferred red.
This means that the number of students that preferred red is 1/4 × x = x/4
1/8 of the students preferred blue.
This means that the number of students that preferred blue is 1/8 × x = x/8
The remaining number of students will be the total number of students - the sum of the number of students that preferred red and the number of students that preferred blue. It becomes
x - (x/4 + x/8) = x - 3x/8 = 5x/8
3/5 of the remaining students were for green. This means that the number of students that preferred green is 3/5 × 5x/8 = 3x/8
if 15 students prefer green, then
3x/8 = 15
3x = 120
x = 120/3 = 40 students
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The solution would be x=0 because the statement is false.
