Customers at an ice-cream shop took a survey. The results showed that 144 customers rated the shop as being “very satisfactory.” This number represented 45% of the total number of customers who took the survey. What was the total number of customers who took the survey?

Step-by-step explanation:

144 is 45% of the total customers who took the survey.

Total customers who took survey= 144 × 100/45 = 320

x= -3 and

step-by-step explanation:

to find the roots of a cubic, use division or factoring to find the factors then set equal to 0. as this is a difference of cubes, it factors into

where a is the cube root of .

here   this is 27 and the cube root of 27 is 3. so we write using the form:

.

set each factor to 0 and solve for x.

x-3=0

x=3

the quadratic expression does not factor and must be solved using the quadratic formula.

where a = 1, b=3, and c=9

this cubic has two complex roots.