Answer:
10. 7n - 1 < -8
Isolate the variable, n. Do the opposite of PEMDAS. Treat the < as equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other. First, add 1 to both sides:
7n - 1 (+1) < - 8 (+1)
7n < - 8 + 1
7n < - 7
Isolate the variable, n. Divide 7 from both sides:
(7n)/7 < (-7)/7
n < -7/7
n < -1
n < -1 is your answer.
11. 3 > -7v + 4v
Combine like terms, then isolate the variable, v. First, add -7v and 4v together.
3 > (-7v + 4v)
3 > (4v - 7v)
3 > (-3v)
Isolate the variable, v. Divide -3 from both sides. Note that since you are dividing a negative number, you must flip the sign:
(3)/-3 > (-3v)/-3
3/-3 > v
-1 < v
v > -1 is your answer.
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Divide .98 by 3 1/2. 3 1/2 in decimal form is 3.5 so .98 ÷ 3.5 = .28
So one pound of bananas would cost <span>$0.28</span>
Recall that parallel lines have the same slope.
A line parallel to y= (-3/5)x + 8 would have the same equation EXCEPT for a different constant, C, replacing that '8.'
This new line passes thru (-5,-3). In y= (-3/5)x + C, replace x with -5 and replace y with -3. Then:
-3 = (-3/5)(-5) + C. Find C:
-3 = 3 + C. Thus, C = 6
Thus, the equation of the new line is y= -(3/5)x - 6
Check: Let x = -5 and y = -3. Is the above equation true?
-3 = (-3/5)(-5) - 6
-3 = 3 - 6, or -3 = -3.
