A water pipe is 4 7/12 feet beneath the surface of the road. What is the elevation of the pipe, in feet, expressed as a decimal?

4.5833feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the elevation of a water pipe as 4 7/12 feet

Expressing as decimal

4 7/12  

= 4 + 7/12

=  4 + 0.5833

= 4.5833

Hence the elevation of the pipe expressed as a decimal is 4.5833feet

-7

step-by-step explanation:

x^2 + 18x + 74 = (x + 9)^2 - 81 + 74

= (x + 9)^2 - 7.

so q = -7.