Use the given information to write an equation. Let x represent the number described in the exercise. Then solve the equation and find the number.three less than a number is fifteen.
A. x = 15 - 3, x = 12
B. x - 3 = 15, x = 18
C. x - 15 = 3, x = 12
D. 3 - x = 15, x = -12
Answer: B
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A. 19.4% to 22.6%; yes B. 17.8% to 24.2%; yes C. 14.6% to 21.0%; no D. 21.0% to 24.2%; yes
Solve.Seven times some number, added to 7, amounts to -5 added to the product of 4 and the number. Find the number.
A. -4 B. 4 C. 12 D. -12
Determine the slope and x and y intercepts for:
2y = -8x + 24
Find the x-intercepts of the graph of the quadratic function y = 7x² + 3x.
