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cross multiply
x+3/12 and 3/2?
multiply diagonally so going diagonally, you have 2*(x+3) and 3*12, set them equal to each other and you'll get your solution
A?
yes
uh well there's one step where you multiply both sides by (a) to eliminate the denominator, that will give you one answer choice from there you can factor, that's another step and another answer choice see what two choices you can get from that
A and C?
or B
A+C is good
hm I believe you would just multiply both sides of the eqn by (m-2) then just solve as you normally would
0?
good it's asking about the # of solutions, though, so in this case, 1 solution is your solution
consider how much work gets done per minute if you let x be the number of minutes Richard takes to mow the lawn, then Richard does 1/x of the entire job in 1 minute same logic with Terri, except she only does 1/3 of the work that Richard does, or 1/(3x) in 1 minute, 1/20 of the entire job gets done so 1/x + 1/(3x) = 1/20
these problems are kind of a pain but if you try to think of how much work gets done per unit time it's easier to create the equation
Oh makes sense so it would be A
yes
shaded area is just 6x since it's a rectangle white area = total rectangle - shaded area, so 4*15 - 6x they say that shaded/white = 1/4 so 6x/(4*15-6x) = 1/4 solve for x
doesnt x =2?
huh yeah guess that's not one of the choices hm.
there is 2.5 so...
I suppose that's the best course of action :/
I think I got something diff. for the second one try multiplying both sides by x
hmmm im not getting anything different for some reason
1/6 - 1/x = 5/(8x) multiply both sides by x gives us x/6 - 1 = 5/8 try from there
9.75, but the only choice is with the negative sign
9.75 is also the same as 39/4
ohh okay so A
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