Query 28

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course Mth 151

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Question: `q7.1.18 4(x-9) = 8(x+3). Show how you solved the equation for x.

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Your solution:

4*x - 4*-9 = 8*x + 8*3

4x - 36 = 8x + 24

Then you would subtract 4x on both sides, and subtract 24 from both sides this gives us:

-60 = 4x, then you would divided by 4 on each side giving us:

X = -15

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Given Solution:

`a** 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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Self-critique (if necessary):

I didn’t do it like you because I thought that you had to do the distributive law first. Is it okay the way I did?????

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@& There are often different correct routes through a problem. Yours was just fine.*@

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Question: `q7.1.39 (2r - 3 ) / 7 + 3/7 = -r/3. Show how you solved the equation for r.

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Your solution:

Not sure how I do it, I thought that I would find the common denominator which is 21 so that would give me 6r/21 = 7r/21, from there I am not sure.

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Given Solution:

`a** 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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Self-critique (if necessary):

I started off right, but forgot that I needed to take the 21 and times it with the 3. I understand what you did and why!!!!

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Question: `q7.1.45 .20 ( 14000) + .14 t = .18 (14000 + t ). Show how you solved the equation for t.

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Your solution:

.20*14000 + .14t = .18*14000 + .18*t

2800 + .14t = 2520 + .18t

Subtract the .14t on both sides and subtract the 2520 on both sides, this gives us:

280 = .4t and divide each side by .4

T = 700

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Given Solution:

`aCORRECT 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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Question: `q7.1.70 A = 1/2 ( B + b ) * h. Show how you solved the equation for B

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Your solution:

A = ½(B + b)*h

A = 1/2B + 1/2bh; subtract A from both sides and subtract 1/2B from both sides.

-1/2B = 1/2bh - A; then divide -1/2 by both sides, giving you

B = -bh - A

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Given Solution:

`a** 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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Self-critique (if necessary):

I so did this one wrong, I understand that we would times by 2 on each side to get rid of the ½ fraction.

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Question: `q7.2.18 20 million more viewers on Thursday than on Saturday; the total number is 102 million. How many watch each night?

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Your solution:

I know I know this, but I am not getting the answer. I want to do the equation as:

102 = (20 + x) + x

@& Your equation is fine. Everything is good to here.

20 + x^2 = 102; subtract the 20 on both sides leaving us:

x^2 = 82; square each side

x = 9.055

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Given Solution:

`a** 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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Your solution:

Okay I see that it should have been 2x not x^2; but the problem said 102 not 120 or was that wrong.

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@& You're right; the given solution should have used 102 instead of 120.*@

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Given Solution:

`a** 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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Self-critique (if necessary):

I am sorry not sure what I did wrong, but I somehow missed this problem.

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Question: `q7.2.40 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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Your solution:

I am so sorry, but I just don’t seem to know what to do.

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Given Solution:

`a** 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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Self-critique (if necessary):

I was working on this and had something like that, but not quiet. Sorry!!!

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Question: `q7.2.50 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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Your solution:

.05x + .25x + = 2*.50x = 2.60; to get rid of decimals times both sides by 100

5x + 25x + 100x = 260

130x = 260; divide each side by 130

x = 2

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Given Solution:

`a**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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Question: `q7.2.50 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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Your solution:

.05x + .25x + = 2*.50x = 2.60; to get rid of decimals times both sides by 100

5x + 25x + 100x = 260

130x = 260; divide each side by 130

x = 2

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Given Solution:

`a**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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