a-(2+3)=-2
a-5=-2
a=3
You add 5 to -2 to get your answer.
(-4,5)(3,-9)
slope = (-9 - 5) / (3 - (-4) = -14 / (3 + 4) = -14/7 = -2
y = mx + b
slope(m) = -2
use either of ur points...(-4,5)...x = -4 and y = 5
now we sub and find b, the y int
5 = -2(-4) + b
5 = 8 + b
5 - 8 = b
-3 = b
so ur equation is : y = -2x + (-3) which can be written as : y = -2x - 3
1) 2x+1x= 63
2) 3x= 63
3) 3x/3= 63/3
4) x= 21
5) 2(21)+1(21)=63
6) 42+21= 63
The 2 groups would be 42 to 21.
Let us denote the years of Mary with M and the years that Al have with A.
<span>We know that the sum of Mary and Al's age is 48. So, we can write:
M+A=48 (1)
</span><span>We also know that twelve years ago, Mary was twice as old as Al.
So we can write:
M-12=2*A (2)
From the first equation (1): M=48-A
Let put this in the second equation:
48-A-12=2A
36=3A
A=12
M=48-12=36
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The answer would be -0.2 ;)
