Answer:
a. 
b. 
Step-by-step explanation:
The formula for calculate the area of a rectangle is:

Where "l" is the lenght and "w" is the width
a. We know that the kitchen measures 3.75 meters by 4.2 meters; then we can say that:

Therefore, substituting these values into the formula, we get that the area of the kitchen is:

b. The area of the living room is one and a half times (1.5 times) that of the kitchen, this is:

Therefore, the total of the living room and the kitchen is:

You can multiply or divide one equation so that it has a variable with a coefficient opposite of the other equation.
Example:
A) 2x + 3y = 6
B) 4x +2y = 20
Notice that neither equation has a "1" or "-1"
Let's multiply Equation A) by -2
A) -4x -6y = -12 Then add it to B)
B) 4x +2y = 20
-4y = 8
y= -2
A) 2x + 3*-2 = 6
2x = 12
x = 6
X cannot be 0 because if it is, it would be undefined
Answer:
a) decay
b) 2,950,000
c) 0.025
d) 
e) 2,409,123
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Part (a)</u>
Exponential DECAY, since the population was decreasing annually.
<u>Part (b)</u>
Initial amount = 2,950,000 people (in the year 2000)
<u>Part (c)</u>
Decay factor = 2.5% = 0.025 (in decimal form)
<u>Part (d)</u>
General form of exponential decay function:

where:
- a = initial amount
- r = rate of decay (in decimal form)
- x = time (in years)
Given:


<u>Part (e)</u>
To determine the city's population in 2008:

