Astudent uses the division shown to divide –3x4 15x3 – x 5 by x – 5, and concludes that x – 5 is not a factor of the polynomial. describe two errors the student made. is x – 5 a factor? explain.

6. sarah saved $12.75 every week for a number of weeks, w. she received an additional $25 during the last week in which she saved money. write and solve an equation to find the number of weeks, w, for which sarah had saved money if she has $114.25 now.