This must be true for some value of x, since we have a quantity squared yielding a positive number, and since the equation is of second degree,there must exist 2 real roots.
Well he started off correct to the point of completing the square.
Given:
Mrs. Applegate owns of the business.
Mrs. Brown owns 3 times as much as Mrs. Charles.
To find:
The fractional part of the business that Mrs. Brown owns.
Solution:
Let Mrs. Charles owns x part of business.
Mrs. Brown owns 3 times as much as Mrs. Charles.
Mrs. Brown owns = 3x part of business.
Mrs. Applegate owns of the business.
Divide both sides by 4.
Now,
Mrs. Brown owns
Therefore, Mrs. Brown owns of the business.
