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Jason traveled 26 miles. The first 2 hours his speed was 4 mph, and the rest of the way his speed was 3mph. How long was he trav

horsena [70]

Answer: 8 hours

Step-by-step explanation: You would first multiply 2 hours by 4 mph, and get 8 miles. You would then subtract 8 miles from 26 miles, and have 18 miles left. You would now divide 18 miles by 3, as he is now traveling 3 miles per hour and needs to travel 18 miles. You would get 6 hours. You would now add 6 hours by the 2 hours initially traveled at 4 mph, and get 8 hours.

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3 years ago

masons cell phone company charges $0.12 for every text message he sends plus $2.50 per month if mason sent 25 messages this mont

klemol [59]

Answer:

The answer would be $5.5

Step-by-step explanation:

First, multiply $0.12 by 25 to get $3. Add the $3 to $2.50 to get your answer of $5.5

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3 years ago

For which value of b can the expression x2 + bx + 18 be factored?

Dmitry_Shevchenko [17]

Answers:

b = -19
b = -11
b = -9
b = 19
b = 11
b = 9

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Explanation:

Here are all the ways to multiply to 18 when using integers only:

-1*(-18) = 18
-2*(-9) = 18
-3*(-6) = 18
1*18 = 18
2*9 = 18
3*6 = 18

Sum each pair of factors to find out a possible value of b.

-1 + (-18) = -19
-2 + (-9) = -11
-3 + (-6) = -9
1 + 18 = 19
2 + 9 = 11
3 + 6 = 9

Therefore, the possible values of b are

b = -19
b = -11
b = -9
b = 19
b = 11
b = 9

which are the final answers.

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An example:

Let's say b = 11. This would mean $x^2+bx+18$ becomes $x^2+11x+18$

It would factor to $(x+2)(x+9)$ since it was stated earlier that:

2+9 = 11

2 * 9 = 18

You can use the FOIL rule, distributive property, or the box method to confirm that $x^2+11x+18 = (x+2)(x+9)$ is a true equation for all real numbers x.

This same idea applies for the other values of b.

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If you're curious why this works, consider multiplying the two factors (x+p) and (x+q)

Use the FOIL rule to get $(x+p)(x+q) = x^2+qx+px+pq = x^2+(p+q)x + pq$

The middle term $(p+q)x$ has the components add to the coefficient, while those same two components multiply to get the last term. This is why when factoring we're looking for two numbers that multiply to 18, and also add to the value of b (which in the case of the last example was 11).