Question

Compare and Contrast: Below are two equations. Solve each equation and compare the two solutions. Choose the statement that is true about each solution.

Equation #1 Equation #2

−5|3x − 2| = −15 |2x − 9| = 11


Equation #1 and Equation #2 have the same number of solutions.

Equation #1 has more solutions than equation #2.

Equation #1 has fewer solutions than equation #2.

None of the statements above describe the number of solutions to equations shown.

Answer 1

How do they want you to solve these? Graphically, algebraically? The quickest way is to graph the functions and count solutions.

Answer 2

solve and see... @Snapbacklive u will get two solutions for both the equation

Answer 3

Equation #1 has more solutions than equation #2.

Answer 4

Is your question about solving the inequalities... or is your question about interpreting the multiple choice selections?

Answer 5

multiple choice selections

Answer 6

Ok.
With linear inequalities like this, they will either have
0 solutions
1 solution or
2 solutions

So the multiple choice selections are saying "look at the # of solutions for eq 1 and the number of solutions for eq 2. Are they the same or is one greater than the other?"

Answer 7

Assuming you can solve the inequalities successfully, the problem becomes trivial. It's comparing two numbers. :)

Answer 8

Equation #1 has more solutions than equation #2. Is that right.

Answer 9

nope......

Answer 10

Equation #1 and Equation #2 have the same number of solutions

Answer 11

Than which one.

Answer 12

as they both have two solutions

Answer 13

It seems the problem might lie in solving the equations.

Let's see if I'm correct.

@Snapbacklive --

consider the numbers a = 24 and b = 105.

1. a is greater than b
2. a is less than b
3. a is equal to b
4. none of the above

Which is it? :)

Answer 14

So Equation #1 and Equation #2 have the same number of solutions.

Answer 15

thats right ?

Answer 16

@mathteacher1729

Answer 17

is it right