Nancy and bill collect coins. Nancy has x coins. Bill has 6 coins fewer than times the number of coins nancy has. Write and simplify an expression for the total number of coins nancy and bill have

Total number of coins Nancy and bill have = 6x - 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Nancy and bill collect coins. Nancy has x coins. Bill has 5 coins fewer than five times the number of coins Nancy has. Write and simplify an expression for the total number of coins Nancy and bill have . Simplify your answer .

Let

Number of Nancy's coins = x

Number of Bill's coins = 5x - 5

Total number of coins Nancy and bill have = Number of Nancy's coins + Number of Bill's coins

= x + (5x - 5)

= x + 5x - 5

= 6x - 5

Total number of coins Nancy and bill have = 6x - 5

"standard form:

3x2 + 14x − 10 = 0

solutions based on quadratic formula:

x1   = −14 − √ 142 − 4×3×(−10) /   2×3   = −14 − 2 × √ 79 /   6   ≈ −5.296

x2   = −14 + √ 142 − 4×3×(−10) /   2×3   = −14 + 2 × √ 79 /   6   ≈ 0.629