The first option :
Multiply the first equation by 8 and the second equation by 2
would not result in the elimination of the variables in this system
17/50=0.34 34% of the swimmers finished in less than 37 minutes
Let's pick an arbitrary value of 5.




Let's pick another arbitrary value: 1


Between these two values, the polynomial is continuous. This means for the two polynomial points to be satisfied, there must be
at least one root between these two points.
We can either use the Intermediate Value Theorem or Newton's method to make a better approximation from there.
1/4
Step-by-step explanation:
0.5+0.25+0.17+0.13+0.1+0.1=1.25