Given my current rate = $129.00 per month.
Savings of 15% over your prices.
Therefore, saving = 15% of $129.00 = 0.15 × 129.00 =$19.35.
Adjusted rate = current rate - saving = 129 - 19.35 = $109.65
Therefore, We can rewrite above expression as :
My current rate is $129.00<u> </u><u>per month</u>." Representative: "We will match any competitive offer. Your adjusted rate will be <u>109.65 </u>dollars per month."
General Idea:
(i) Assign variable for the unknown that we need to find
(ii) Sketch a diagram to help us visualize the problem
(iii) Write the mathematical equation representing the description given.
(iv) Solve the equation by substitution method. Solving means finding the values of the variables which will make both the equation TRUE
Applying the concept:
Given: x represents the length of the pen and y represents the area of the doghouse
<u>Statement 1: </u>"The pen is 3 feet wider than it is long"

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<u>Statement 2: "He also built a doghouse to put in the pen which has a perimeter that is equal to the area of its base"</u>

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<u>Statement 3: "After putting the doghouse in the pen, he calculates that the dog will have 178 square feet of space to run around inside the pen."</u>

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<u>Statement 4: "The perimeter of the pen is 3 times greater than the perimeter of the doghouse."</u>

Conclusion:
The systems of equations that can be used to determine the length and width of the pen and the area of the doghouse is given in Option B.

In this item, we are to supply for the missing term on one side of the equation. The left side is given to be composed of 62.834 x 0.45. The right hand side is given to be composed of 314170 along with a missing entity.
Translating the given to mathematical expression and letting A be the unknown,
62.834 x 0.45 = 314170 A
To determine the value of A, divide both sides of the equation by 314170.
(314170A)/(314170) = (62.834 x 0.45) / 314170
A = 0.00009
The missing value is 0.00009 or 9.0 x 10^-5.