Answer=I
15(x+3)+11x represents the total cost
To solve for this, let's look at the information that we know...
26 students go on the trip
15 students pay $3 more for an additional class (x+3)
26-15=11
11students pay, x, the price of the trip.
So 15(x+3) represents the 15 students who pay for both the trip and the automotive class, and 11x represents the students who simply just pay for the cost of the trip.
Thus, 15(x+3)+11x represents the scenario
Y>0 because raising a number to a negative power doesn't make it negative
X+y=11
x is longer than y
x>y
x is 4 less than 4 times y
x=-4+4y
sub back
x+y=11
-4+4y+y=11
-4+5y=11
add 4 to both sides
5y=15
divide both sides by 5
y=3
sub back
x=-4+4y
x=-4+4(3)
x=-4+12
x=8
the pieces are 8ft and 3ft
By doing doing the math question and explaining it at the same time
The common ratio is 5 because each number is being multiplied/divided by 5
