Answer:
x=-6 
Step-by-step explanation:
use distributive property on the () and times x and 1 by three 
then you subtract 6 from both sides 
then subtract three from both sides 
then divide both sides by 3 
your work would look like this:
3(x+1)+6=-9 
3x+3+6=-9
3x+3=-15
3x=-18
x=-6 
Hope this helps!
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Short Answer: 18 minutes
Remark
The answer to this problem is less than the smallest time of the two people working together. that fact lets out C and D (38 minutes and 75 minutes). Now you have to choose 15 minutes and 18 minutes. There's a method. No guessing needed.
Givens
Let the time for Sophie = S
Let the time for Simon = M
Let the job to completion = 1 
S = 45 minutes
M = 30 minutes
Step One
Convert minutes to hours.
45 minutes = 45 / 60 = 3/4 hour = 0.75 hour
30 minutes = 30 / 60 = 1/2 hour = 0.50 hour
Step Two
Set up the Equation
The formula is a form of job / hour.
Let the time = t that they both have to work
job = 1 in these problems.
1/S + 1/M = 1/t
1/0.75 + 1/0.5 = 1/t
Solve
1 ÷ 0.75 = 1.33333
1 ÷ 0.5 = 2
1.3333 + 2 = 3.33333 
3.3333 = 1 / t                    Multlply both sides by t
3.3333*t = 1
t = 1 / 3.333333333
t = 0.3 of an hour
1 hour = 60 minutes
0.3 hours = x              Cross Multiply
x = 60 * 0.3
x = 18 minutes
Answer working together it took them 18 minutes  <<<<< 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
You need to divide 9 to both sides in order for y to come alone. So then you would have to divide 27 by 9 and y = 3. Hope this helps!
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Given

The number line is missing from the question.
So, I will answer the question and also draw the number line to show the product.


To represent this on a number line;
We draw a number line of 15 points, and place a dot on the 6th point.
This represents 6/15
See attachment