Answer:
<h3>AC=96 units.</h3>
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given a parallelogram ABCD with diagonals AC and BD intersect at point E.
, and CE=6x .
<em>Note: The diagonals of a parallelogram intersects at mid-point.</em>
Therefore, AE = EC.
Plugging expressions for AE and EC, we get

Subtracting 6x from both sides, we get


Factoriong quadratic by product sum rule.
We need to find the factors of -16 that add upto -6.
-16 has factors -8 and +2 that add upto -6.
Therefore, factor of
quadratic is (x-8)(x+2)=0
Setting each factor equal to 0 and solve for x.
x-8=0 => x=8
x+2=0 => x=-2.
We can't take x=-2 as it's a negative number.
Therefore, plugging x=8 in EC =6x, we get
EC = 6(8) = 48.
<h3>AC = AE + EC = 48+48 =96 units.</h3>
First identify what each variable means. since X is the amount of hours he works, and he makes $6.50 an hour, you know you need to multiply those two numbers together creating the 6.50x. You also know Y is his total sales, and he earns 4% of Y. To find 4% of Y you need to turn the percent into a decimal, and to do this you move the decimal two spaces to the left. Since 4 is a whole number, the decimal is after the 4 so you get .04 as your decimal. Then youd multiply .04 by Y getting .04y. Lastly you add 6.50x + .04y to get E, mikes total earnings. So your final equation is
6.50x + .04y = e
Hope this all makes sense