Dan started with 69 cards
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the initial number of cards
Then
According to "Dan bought 7 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection"

The next day his dog ate half of his collection.

There are now only 38 cards left.

Multiplying both sides by 2

Subtracting 7 from both sides

Hence,
Dan started with 69 cards
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C. 1
It's because 2/3 is equal to 0.6666667
1 is the only greater than that since they're all negative options
C because it’s c trust me
Answer:
y = -2x - 3
Step-by-step explanation:
Slope: (5 - - 5)/(-4 -1) = 10/-5 = -2
y-intercept: 5 - (-2)(-4) = -3