Answer:
- The two solutions are:

- The next and every step are below.
Explanation:
1.
: Given (addition property / add - 3 to both sides)
2.
: Given (commom factor - 2)
3. 
To obtain the perfect square it was added the square of half of the coefficient of x: (1/2)² = 1/4, inside the parenthesis.
Since, the terms inside the parentthesis are multiplied by - 2, you have to add - 2 (1/4) = - 1/2 to the left side of the equation.
4. Now, you have that the trinomial x² - x + 1/4 is a square perfect trinomial which is factored as (x - 1/2)² and get the expression:

5. Divide both sides by - 2 to get the next expression:

6. The last step is to extract squere root from both sides of the equality:

For this case we have the following solution.
x = gallons of water to be added
For the 10% solution we have:
0.1 * 8 = 0.8
Then, for 5% we have:
(0.8 / x + 8) = 0.05
Rewriting:
(0.8 / x + 8) = (5/100)
Answer:
An equation can be used to find x, the humber of gallons of water he should add is:
(0.8 / x + 8) = (5/100)
Answer:
It has 2 solutions
Step-by-step explanation:
Solution 1
-17(y - 2) = -17y + 64 - 17(y - 2)
Solution 2
-17y + 64 - 17(y - 2) = -17y + 64