F(x)=|3x+1| for -2<=2

On #16 : explain how factoring a trinomial, ax^2+ bx+ c, when a does not equal 1 different from factoring a trinomial when a = 1.

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?

Acaterer charges $500 plus $30 per guest to cater a wedding. walt and traci don't want to spend more than $8000 on catering. write and solve an inequality in terms of the number of guests, g, that can be invited. a) 30g ? 8000; g ? 267 b) 500g < 8000; g < 16 c) 500 + 30g < 8000; g < 250 d) 500 + 30g ? 8000; g ? 250