Mathematics, 06.01.2022 17:50 greend0719

Two crews are laying blacktop on a road. They start at the same time at opposite ends of a 18-mile road and work toward one another. One crew lays blacktop at an average rate of 0.4 mile a day faster than the other crew. If the two crews meet after 5 days, find the rate of each crew.

Answers: 1

Show answers

Answers

Total road length is 36 miles.
If one crew’s rate is x miles/day, the other is 1.4x miles/day.
The collective distance per day is x+1.4x,
so in five days the distance is 5(x+1.4x).
Set that equal to the total distance:
5(x+1.4x)=36
simplify:
x+1.4x=7.2
x(1+1.4)=7.2
x(2.4)=7.2
x=3

Answer from: Quest

answer: 59

step-by-step explanation:

Answer from: Quest

(2 x^3 + 7 x^2 + 5 x + 2)/(x (x + 2))

step-by-step explanation:

simplify the following:

x/x^2 + 3 x + 2 - (x (x + 1))/(x + 2)

combine powers. x/x^2 = x^(1 - 2):

x^(1 - 2) + 3 x + 2 - (x (x + 1))/(x + 2)

1 - 2 = -1:

x^(-1) + 3 x + 2 - (x (x + 1))/(x + 2)

put each term in 1/x + 3 x + 2 - (x (x + 1))/(x + 2) over the common denominator x (x + 2): 1/x + 3 x + 2 - (x (x + 1))/(x + 2) = (x + 2)/(x (x + 2)) + (3 x^2 (x + 2))/(x (x + 2)) + (2 x (x + 2))/(x (x + 2)) - (x^2 (x + 1))/(x (x + 2)):

(x + 2)/(x (x + 2)) + (3 x^2 (x + 2))/(x (x + 2)) + (2 x (x + 2))/(x (x + 2)) - (x^2 (x + 1))/(x (x + 2))

(x + 2)/(x (x + 2)) + (3 x^2 (x + 2))/(x (x + 2)) + (2 x (x + 2))/(x (x + 2)) - (x^2 (x + 1))/(x (x + 2)) = ((x + 2) + 3 x^2 (x + 2) + 2 x (x + 2) - x^2 (x + 1))/(x (x + 2)):

(2 + x + 3 x^2 (x + 2) + 2 x (x + 2) - x^2 (x + 1))/(x (x + 2))

3 x^2 (x + 2) = 3 x^3 + 6 x^2:

(2 + x + 3 x^3 + 6 x^2 + 2 x (x + 2) - x^2 (x + 1))/(x (x + 2))

2 x (x + 2) = 2 x^2 + 4 x:

(2 + x + 6 x^2 + 3 x^3 + 2 x^2 + 4 x - x^2 (x + 1))/(x (x + 2))

-x^2 (x + 1) = -x^2 - x^3:

(-x^2 - x^3 + 3 x^3 + 6 x^2 + 2 x^2 + 4 x + x + 2)/(x (x + 2))

grouping like terms, 3 x^3 - x^3 + 6 x^2 + 2 x^2 - x^2 + 4 x + x + 2 = (3 x^3 - x^3) + (6 x^2 + 2 x^2 - x^2) + (x + 4 x) + 2:

((3 x^3 - x^3) + (6 x^2 + 2 x^2 - x^2) + (x + 4 x) + 2)/(x (x + 2))

3 x^3 - x^3 = 2 x^3:

(2 x^3 + (6 x^2 + 2 x^2 - x^2) + (x + 4 x) + 2)/(x (x + 2))

6 x^2 + 2 x^2 - x^2 = 7 x^2:

(2 x^3 + 7 x^2 + (x + 4 x) + 2)/(x (x + 2))

x + 4 x = 5 x:

answer: (2 x^3 + 7 x^2 + 5 x + 2)/(x (x + 2))

Another question on Mathematics

Mathematics, 21.06.2019 17:30

What is the base of 1/9 to the power of 2

Answers: 1

Answer

Mathematics, 21.06.2019 19:30

Asurvey of 45 teens found that they spent an average of 25.6 hours per week in front of a screen (television, computer, tablet, phone, based on the survey’s sample mean, which value could be the population mean? 2.3 hours 27.4 hours 75.3 hours 41.5 hours

Answers: 1

Answer

Mathematics, 21.06.2019 19:30

The amount spent on food and drink by 20 customers is shown below what is the modal amount spent and the median amount spent? 40 25 8 36 18 15 24 27 43 9 12 19 22 34 31 20 26 19 17 28

Answers: 1

Answer

Mathematics, 21.06.2019 22:20

Which of the following equations are equivalent to -2m - 5m - 8 = 3 + (-7) + m? -15m = -4m -7m - 8 = m - 4 -3m - 8 = 4 - m m - 4 = -7m - 8 -8 - 7m = -4 + m -8 - 3m = 4 - m

Answers: 1

Answer

You know the right answer?

Two crews are laying blacktop on a road. They start at the same time at opposite ends of a 18-mile r...

Questions