Rewrite the equation x = 65 - 60p by factoring the side that contains the variable p.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given equation:

Since 5 is the greatest common factor of 65 and 60 in the given expression.

Therefore, the above expression can be written as

Hence, by factoring the side that contains the variable p we have the expression .

b: |12 – x| ≤ 0.25

step-by-step explanation:      

let x be the possible lengths in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

we have been given that jaime is cutting strips of ribbon for a project. he tries to cut each piece to be 12 inches long, but sometimes he cuts it too long or too short by as much as 0.25 inch.  

we can represent this information in an inequality as:

by the definition of absolute value function we will get,

upon combining our inequalities we will get,

therefore, the inequality   describes all the possible lengths (x), in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

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