A balance scale was in perfect balance when Jane placed a box of candy on one pane of the balance and 3/4 of the same sized cand
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Let
x---------> represent the number of miles Troy's has driven
y--------> represent the amount of gas in Troy's truck
we know that
the equation that represents the amount of gas, y, in troy' s truck after driving a certain number of miles, x is
where
m is the slope--------->
in this problem the slope is equal to
it's negative because the tank is going to be consumed
assuming he starts with a full tank
substitute in the formula above
therefore
the answer is
the equation
Answer:
(–1.4, 1.5)
Step-by-step explanation:
The blue line and the purple line are the lines corresponding to the equations of interest. Their point of intersection is in the 2nd quadrant, so is nearest to ...
(–1.4, 1.5)
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It can be useful to understand that for equations in standard form:
ax +by = c
the x- and y-intercepts are ...
- x-intercept: c/a . . . . value of x for y = 0
- y-intercept: c/b . . . . value of y for x = 0
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For the equations of interest, the first has intercepts of ...
x=2/3, y=1/2 . . . . graphed line makes a 1st-quadrant triangle with the axes (blue line)
And the second has intercepts of ...
x=-1, y=-4 . . . . graphed line makes a 3rd-quadrant triangle with the axes (purple line)
Since the purple line has a steeper slope, the point of intersection of the lines will be in the 2nd quadrant. There is only one 2nd-quadrant answer choice: (-1.4, 1.5).
