How do you solve three variable systems

Its due ! write an equation in which the quadratic expression 2x^2-2x 12 equals 0. show the expression in factored form and explain what your solutions mean for the equation. show your work.

Mike wants to make meatloaf. his recipe uses a total of 8 pounds of meat. if he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork, how much pork will he use? enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest terms.

An is a number that is written without a component. it is a number that is either or . an exponent is a or a number that another number is being to. the number that is being raised to a is called the . the or power tells you how many times to the base by . if an exponent is fractional then ask yourself the question: what when multiplied by itself a certain number of times will equal the number?