Answer:
First, we need to know how to calculate the area and the permiter of a rectangle.
To calculate the area, we multiply base by height and to calculate the perimeter, we sum all sides.
Knowing this, we can say that the area is 3x * (x+5) and the perimiter is 3x + 3x + x + 5 + x + 5, as we know both are the same, we write it as an equation:
Now we solve the equation:
As the negative result doesn't have sense, we only pick the second one: 1.
If x = 1, then area would be 3*6 = 18 square inches and perimeter 3+3+6+6 = 18 inches
Let's use J for James's age and A for Austin's age. The equations are:
J = A - 4
3J + A² = 28
Just plug (A - 4) in the place of J in the second equation. This gives you:
3(A - 4) + A² = 28
-->
A² + 3A - 12 = 28
-->
A² + 3A - 40 = 0
-->
(A - 5)(A + 8) = 0
-->
A = 5 or -8
-8 is nonsense, so Austin is 5 years old. Therefore, James is 1 year old.
The correct answer is Choice A.
If you plot the points on a graph, you will see that there is a slope of -1 and the y-intercept is (0, 3).
This matches the equation of y = -x + 3 in Choice A.
Answer:
Slope = rise / run
= -12 / 1500 (It's -12 and not 12 because a drop means it's decreasing)
= -0.008
