B- -3
If x is two according to the coordinate points, that means the equation is now -8+3y=-17
Add 8 to each side- 3y=-9
And divide -9 by 3
This gets you y=-3
<span>Well if one assumes that the dog is starting at one side opposite the gate and is heading directly for it, then it has 3/8 of the yard to go. However since one cannot know where the dog has started his movement toward the gate then the answer would not be solvable without more information.</span>
5/12 is less than 1/2 because 6/12 = 1/2
Therefore, there are not enough 1/12 pieces to equal or exceed 1/2.