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Answer:</h3>
<em>None of the above</em>. All the answers refer to <em>price</em>. The given equation refers to <em>value</em>. We imagine price may stay the same or actually increase year-to-year. The problem statement gives insufficient information to conclude anything about <em>price</em>.
Math is about attention to detail. The equation tells you ...
... The <em>value</em> of the boat decreases by 12% every year.
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Step-by-step explanation:</h3>
The value of the boat is multiplied by 0.88 each time X increases by 1. That means the value is 88% of what it was the year before, <em>a decrease of 12%</em>.
The answer is 9x² - 36x + 35
FOIL Method or Box Method can be useful in solving this problem.
First Terms Product: 3x × 3x = 9x²
Outside Terms Product: 3x × -5 = -15x
Inner Terms Product: -7 × 3x = -21x
Last Terms Product: -7 × -5 = +35
Combining like terms results in the answer given above.
X+y=55
Y= X+17
X+ X+17=55
2x+17=55
Subtract 17
2x= 38
Divide by 2
X=19
Larger number 19+17=36
36
