Assuming that the inequality you were going for was a ≤, set both polynomials less than or equal to 0.
x - 3 ≤ 0
x + 5 ≤ 0
For the first equation add 3 to both sides of the inequality. For the second, subtract 5 from both sides.
x ≤ 3
x ≤ - 5
These would be your solutions I guess, however, if you want to expand upon that, your actual answer is (- ∞, - 5] because if you were to plot these two inequalities on a number line, that is where the overlap would occur.
5x + 2y = 6
3x + y = 4....multiply by -2
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5x + 2y = 6
-6x - 2y = -8 (result of multiplying by -2)
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-x = -2
x = 2
5x + 2y = 6
5(2) + 2y = 6
10 + 2y = 6
2y = 6 - 10
2y = -4
y = -4/2
y = -2 <=== here it is
To find this, turn the word question into an equation.
"One less than" means - 1, which is 1 being subtracted from something.
"half a number" means 1/2x, since 1/2 is half and x is unknown.
"is 12" means = 12, which is something equals 12.
Putting this in order would be 1/2x, then - 1, then = 12.
As an equation, this is 1/2x - 1 = 12.
So the equation is 1/2x - 1 = 12
Now you must find the number by solving this equation.
1/2x - 1 = 12
First, add 1 to both sides.
12 + 1 = 13
1/2x = 13
Now multiply both sides by 2.
This way, x will be isolated since 1/2x • 2 = 1x, and 1x = x.
13 • 2 = 26
x = 26
The number is 26.
Answer:
Kim will need to spend 67 minutes on her sixth ride
Step-by-step explanation:
Represent the number of minutes of her sixth ride by m.
Then the average number of minutes is
53 + 43 + 56 + 54 + 45 + m
---------------------------------------- = 53
6
Multiplying both sides of this equation by 6 yields
6(53 + 43 + 56 + 54 + 45 + m)
--------------------------------------------- = 6(53)
6
which simplifies to
251 + m
---------------- = 318
or 251 + m = 318. Subtract 251 from both sides to obtain the value of m:
m = 318 - 251 = 67
Kim will need to spend 67 minutes on her sixth ride to attain an average ride length of 53 minutes.i