Jack used the Distributive Property
How many did he lose? Can you tell us how much he lost?
According to your graph, it appears that the <span>maximum number of hot dogs eaten in a hot dog eating contest would most likely be C. 66</span>
X^2 - 25 is a difference of squares which has a special factorization.
In general, a^2 - b^2 = (a + b)(a - b)
x^2 - 25 = 0
(x + 5)(x - 5) = 0
x + 5 = 0 or x - 5 = 0
x = -5 or x = 5