(5)(2)(5)(1) could be an answer
To factor x²-2x-4, you are looking to answer three questions.
1) What pair of numbers multiplies to 4?
2) What pair of numbers multiplies to 1?
3) Do these pairs when multiplied together, add/subtract to the middle term?
To answer (1), our pairs are 2 and 2, 4 and 1. Since there's a negative with 4 at the end (from question one), the signs will be opposite.
To answer (2), only pair multiplies to 1 - 1 and 1. Let's try both pairs from 1.
(x-4)(x+1) The middle term here is -3x. Nope.
(x-1)(x+4). The middle term here is 3x. Nope.
(x-2)(x+2) The middle term is 0x (or no middle term). Nope.
So x²-2x-4 does not factor.
Product is multiplication.
Since the answer needs to be greater than 2 either the fraction needs to be an improper fraction ( meaning the fraction would be greater than 1) or the whole number would need to be greater than 2.
One answer would be 5 x 2/3 = 3 1/3
Answer:
<u>$5.94
</u>
Step-by-step explanation:
Multiply 2.75 by $0.76 to get $2.09
Multiply 2.75 by $1.40 to get $3.85
Add $3.85 and $2.09 to get $5.94
Answer:
66
Step-by-step explanation:
Use the formula for the mean of a set of numbers:
sum of the numbers
average = --------------------------------
count of numbers
Here we know that the average mark was 68, so we can write:
75 + 62 + 84 + 53 + x
average = 68 = ----------------------------------
5
or 274 + x
68 = -------------------
5
Solving for x, we multiply both sides by 5: 340 = 274 + x.
Subtracting 274 from both sides effectively isolates x:
340 = 274 + x
- 274 -274
------------------------
66 = x
The fifth student's mark was 66.
