keeping in mind that perpendicular lines have <u>negative reciprocal</u> slopes, let's find the slope of 3x + 4y = 9, by simply putting it in slope-intercept form.
![\bf 3x+4y=9\implies 4y=-3x+9\implies y=-\cfrac{3x+9}{4}\implies y=\stackrel{slope}{-\cfrac{3}{4}}x+\cfrac{9}{4} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ \stackrel{\textit{perpendicular lines have \underline{negative reciprocal} slopes}} {\stackrel{slope}{-\cfrac{3}{4}}\qquad \qquad \qquad \stackrel{reciprocal}{-\cfrac{4}{3}}\qquad \stackrel{negative~reciprocal}{+\cfrac{4}{3}}\implies \cfrac{4}{3}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%20%5Cbf%203x%2B4y%3D9%5Cimplies%204y%3D-3x%2B9%5Cimplies%20y%3D-%5Ccfrac%7B3x%2B9%7D%7B4%7D%5Cimplies%20y%3D%5Cstackrel%7Bslope%7D%7B-%5Ccfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7D%7Dx%2B%5Ccfrac%7B9%7D%7B4%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20%5Crule%7B34em%7D%7B0.25pt%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cstackrel%7B%5Ctextit%7Bperpendicular%20lines%20have%20%5Cunderline%7Bnegative%20reciprocal%7D%20slopes%7D%7D%20%7B%5Cstackrel%7Bslope%7D%7B-%5Ccfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7D%7D%5Cqquad%20%5Cqquad%20%5Cqquad%20%5Cstackrel%7Breciprocal%7D%7B-%5Ccfrac%7B4%7D%7B3%7D%7D%5Cqquad%20%5Cstackrel%7Bnegative~reciprocal%7D%7B%2B%5Ccfrac%7B4%7D%7B3%7D%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B4%7D%7B3%7D%7D%20)
so we're really looking for the equation of a line whose slope is 4/3 and runs through 8, -4.
Three and one tenth. The zeros on the end don't mean anything.
6z - 4 = 60
6z = 64
z = 10.66666666666666 (repeating)
Answer:No, she does not have enough cups of sugar
Step-by-step explanation:
Sarah needs to make a cake and some cookies. The cake requires 3/4 cups of sugar. If she has 15/16 cups of sugar, then the number of cups of sugar that would be left after making the cake would be
15/16 - 3/4 = (15 - 12)/16 = 1/4
If the cookies require 3/5 cups of sugar, then the cups of sugar that she has won't be enough because
1/4 - 3/5 = (5 - 12)/5 = -7/5 cups
It means that she would need more cups of sugar.
