Rahul simplified an expression. His work is shown below. 7 (8.5 minus 1.5) + 8 divided by 2
Step 1
7 (7) + 8 divided by 2
Step 2
49 + 8 divided by 2
Step 3
57 divided by 2
Step 4
28.5

Where did Rahul make his first mistake?

Find the balance at the end of 4 years if 1000 is deposited at the rate of

Colby and jaquan are growing bacteria in an experiment in a laboratory. colby starts with 50 bacteria in his culture and the number of bacteria doubles every 2 hours. jaquan starts with 80 of a different type of bacteria that doubles every 3 hours. let x equal number of days. colbys experiment follows the model: a.) y=50*2^x b.) y=50*2^8x c.) y=50*2^12x jaquans experiment follows the model: a.)80*2^x b.)80*2^8x c.)80*2^12x

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?