Assignment 28

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028. `query 28

College Algebra

04-29-2007

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12:58:51

7.1.18 4(x-9) = 8(x+3). Show how you solved the equation for x.

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Divide both sides by 4 and then distribute the 2:

x - 9 = 2x + 6

Subtract X from both sides:

-9 = x + 6

Subtract 6 from both sides:

x = -15

confidence assessment: 3

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13:00:03

** Divide both sides by 4 to get

x - 9 = 2(x+3). Then apply the Distributive Law to get

x - 9 = 2 x + 6. Then add -x to both sides:

x - 9 - x = 2 x + 6 - x. Simplify

-9 = y + 6. Add -6 to both sides

-9 - 6 = y + 6 - 6. Simplify

-15 = x.

The solution is x = -15.**

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Ok.

self critique assessment: 3

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13:08:17

7.1.39 (2r - 3 ) / 7 + 3/7 = -r/3. Show how you solved the equation for r.

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Multiply both sides by 21:

3 (2r - 3) + 9 = -7r

6r - 9 + 9 = -7r

The nines cancel out and you add 7r to both sides:

13r = 0

R = 0

confidence assessment: 3

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13:09:11

** You don't want to deal with fractions so you do best to multiply both sides by the common denominator 21 to get

21 (2r - 3) / 7 + 21 * 3 / 7 = 21 * (-r/3), which simplifies to

3 (2r - 3) + 9 = -7 r. The expand on the left using the Distributive Law:

6 r - 9 + 9 = - 7 r. -9 + 9 = 0; add 7 r to both sides:

6 r + 7 r = 0 so

13 r = 0 and

r = 0 / 13 = 0. **

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Ok.

self critique assessment: 3

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13:16:32

7.1.45 .20 ( 14000) + .14 t = .18 (14000 + t ). Show how you solved the equation for t.

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Distribute both sides:

2800 + .14t = 2520 + .18t

Subtract .14t from both sides:

2800 = 2520 + .04t

Subtract 2520 from both sides:

280 = .04t

Divide both sides by .04:

T = 7000

confidence assessment: 3

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13:17:42

CORRECT STUDENT SOLUTION WITH INSTRUCTOR COMMENT:

.20(14,000)+.14t=.18(14,000+t)

2800+.14t=2520+.18t

-.14t+2800+.14t=2520+.18t-.14t

2800=2520+.04t

-2520+2800=2520+.04t-2520

280=.04t

280/.04=.04t/.04

7000=t

INSTRUCTOR COMMENT:

Correct solution but you're better off if you can avoid decimals and the attendant risk of misplacing one.

One possible sequence of steps:

First multiply both sides by 100 to avoid having to deal with decimals:

20 ( 14000) + 14 t = 18 ( 14000 + t). Divide both sides by the common factor 2:

10 ( 14000) + 7 t = 9 ( 14000 + t). Simplify:

140,000 + 7 t = 126,000 + 9 t. Add -9 to both sides:

140,000 + 7 t - 9 t = 126,000 + 9 t - 9 t. Simplify

140,000 - 2 t = 126,000. Add -140,000 to both sides:

140,000 - 2 t = 126,000 - 140,000. Simplify:

-2 t = -14,000. Divide both sides by -2:

t = 7000. **

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Ok.

self critique assessment: 3

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13:21:18

7.1.70 A = 1/2 ( B + b ) * h. Show how you solved the equation for B

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Multiply both sides by 2:

2A = (B + b) * h

Divide both sides by h:

2A/h = B + b

Subtract both sides by b:

2A/h - b = B

B = 2A/h - b

confidence assessment: 3

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13:22:28

** You need to isolate B:

First multiply both sides by 2 and get

2A= (B+b) *h . Next divide both sides by h to get

2A / h = B + b. Then subtract b:

2A / h - b = B.

Thus B = 2A / h - b. **

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Ok.

self critique assessment: 3

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13:29:54

7.2.18 20 million more viewers on Thursday than on Saturday; the total number is 102 million. How many watch each night?

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2x + 20 = 120

Subtract 20 from both sides:

2x = 100

Divide both sides by 2:

x = 50

50 million on Saturday and 70 million on Thursday

confidence assessment: 3

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13:36:24

** If we have 20 million more on Thursday then if x = number of Saturday viewers in millions, the number of Thursday viewers is x + 20, again in millions.

The total number is 120 million so we have

# of Thursday viewers + # of Saturday viewers = 120; using our expressions we have (x + 20) + x = 120 so that

2x + 20 = 120. Adding -20 to both sides we get

2x + 20 - 20 = 120 - 20 or

2x = 100. Dividing both sides by 2 we get

(2x) / 2 = 100 / 2 so that

x = 50.

Thus the number of Saturday viewers is 50, representing 50 million, and the number of Thursday viewers is x + 20 = 70, representing 70 million.GE and GM total 13.5 billion; GE .3 billion less than GM. Show how you set up and solved an equation to obtain the profits of both companies.

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Ok.

2x - .3 = 13.5

Add .3 to both sides:

2x = 13.8

Divide both sides by 2:

x = 6.9

GM= 6.9 Billion and GE= 6.6 Billion

self critique assessment: 3

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13:38:22

** If GE makes .3 billion less than GM then if x = GM profits in billions we can say that the GE profits are x - .3. Thus we have

x + (x-.3) = 13.5. This gives us

2x - .3 = 13.5 so that

2x = 13.5 + .3 = 13.8 and

x = 13.8 / 2 = 6.9.

It follows that x - .3 = 6.9 so that x = 6.9-.3 = 6.6.

So GM profits are 6.9 billion and GE profits are 6.6 billion. **

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Ok.

self critique assessment: 3

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13:43:36

7.2.40 Water added to 3 gal of 4% soln to get 3% soln. Show how you solved the problem by setting up and solving an equation.

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.04 * 3 = .03 * (3 + x)

Distribute:

.12 = .09 + .03x

Subtract .09 from both sides:

.03 = .03x

Divide both sides by .03:

x = 1

confidence assessment: 3

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13:44:16

** You need to first specify what x is.

If x is the number of gallons of water added, then :

After adding 3 gallons we have 3 + x gallons of 3% solution.

Originally we had .04 * 3 gallons of the solute, and since we add only water that's what we still have after adding the water.

But now the solute is in 3+x gallons of solution and its concentration is 3%.

We have the same amount of solute after as before, since all we added was water, so

.04 * 3 = .03 * ( 3 + x ).

We solve this equation to get x, the number of gallons of water added. We obtain x = 1.

The number of gallons added will be exactly 1. **

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Ok.

self critique assessment: 3

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13:52:27

7.2.50 Equal #'s of nickels and quarters, twice as many half-dollars; total $2.60. Show how you solved the problem by setting up and solving an equation.

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.05x + .25x + .5 (2x) = 2.60

Distribute:

.05x + .25x + x + 2.60

Combine the X:

1.30x = 2.60

Divide both sides by 1.30:

x = 2

2 nickles

2 quarters

4 half-dollars

confidence assessment: 3

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13:52:44

**If x is the number of nickles then we have x quarters and 2x half-dollars. So the amount of money we have is

.05 x + .25 x + .5 (2x).

This amount is 2.60 so

.05 x + .25 x + .5 (2x) = 2.60. Simplifying the left-hand side:

.05 x + .25 x + x = 2.60

1.30 x = 2.60 so that

x = 2.60 / 1.30 = 2.

We have 2 nickles, 2 quarters and 4 half-dollars.**

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Ok.

self critique assessment: 3

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