Solve the equation: 2 (x + 2x) - 36
A) X=-18
B) x = 18
cx = -6
D) x = 6

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 - We do this first because we need the get rid of the parenthesis in order to solve this like a regular problem. In this case the only way to do so was to divide by 2 to separate the Number/Variable from the parenthesis.

Equation at the end of Step 1:

 - We do this because we can't have 2 variables at the end of the equation so it's best to just combine them.

Equation at the end of Step 2:

 - We divided for the last step since their was 1 variable connected by a number and another number on the opposite side of the equal.

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answer: the answer is (b) amie should have multiplied

step-by-step explanation: given a sphere and a cylinder with same radius and height.

let, 'r' be the radius of the cylinder and sphere and 'h' be the height of the cylinder. according to the question,

r = h.

now, the volume of the sphere will be

and the volume of the cylinder will be

therefore, we have

thus, ammie should have multiplied the volume of the sphere

55.44 inches

step-by-step explanation:

part a. assuming a perfectly linear relationship, we can find the slope from the first two data points.

slope = m = (change in rainfall)/(change in years)

= (61.80 -62.33)/(2005 -2004) = -0.53/1 = -0.53

then the point-slope form of the equation of the line can be written as

y = m(x -h) +k . . . . . m = -0.53, (h, k) = (0, 62.33)

y = -0.53x +62.33 . . . x = years after 2004

part b. in 2017, x = 2017 -2004 = 13. then the predicted rainfall is

y = -0.53·13 +62.33 = 55.44 . . inches

the predicted rainfall in 2017 is 55.44 in.