The correct answer is 2 over 12 because you can simplify it
Answer:
A , line of equation A is steeper
Step-by-step explanation:
Add <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>12</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>12</span></span> to both sides
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>8</span><span>x</span><span>=</span><span>5</span><span>x</span><span>+</span><span>15</span><span>+</span><span>12</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>8x=5x+15+12</span></span>
2<span> </span>Simplify <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>5</span><span>x</span><span>+</span><span>15</span><span>+</span><span>12</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>5x+15+12</span></span> to <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>5</span><span>x</span><span>+</span><span>27</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>5x+27</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>8</span><span>x</span><span>=</span><span>5</span><span>x</span><span>+</span><span>27</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>8x=5x+27</span></span>
3<span> </span>Subtract <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>5</span><span>x</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>5x</span></span> from both sides
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>8</span><span>x</span><span>−</span><span>5</span><span>x</span><span>=</span><span>27</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>8x−5x=27</span></span>
4<span> </span>Simplify <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>8</span><span>x</span><span>−</span><span>5</span><span>x</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>8x−5x</span></span> to <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>3</span><span>x</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>3x</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>3</span><span>x</span><span>=</span><span>27</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>3x=27</span></span>
5<span> </span>Divide both sides by <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>3</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>3</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>x</span><span>=</span><span><span><span><span>27</span><span /></span><span><span>3</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>x=273</span></span>
6<span> </span>Simplify <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>27</span><span /></span><span><span>3</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>273</span></span> to <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>9</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>9</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>x</span><span>=</span><span>9</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>x=9
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I believe you would calculate this like so;
We want 18% less than 100% of that amount therefore the single multiplier we would use is as follows:
(100% - 18%) = 82%
Which alternatively = 0.82
Does that make sense? If not I can explain it a bit more. Please let me know.
