Archie is shopping for plant food for his indoor garden. He has two containers of food from which to choose. One container is a pail and the other is a box. The box contains one-third more
product than the pail. The amount of product in both the pail and the box is 8.75 pounds. If Archie
buys the pail of plant food, how many pounds of product will he get?
A 3.75 pounds
B 1.5 pounds
C 6.25 pounds
D 12.5 pounds

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step-by-step explanation:

1) the property is   ixi = a ⇔x = a   o x = -a

4(x-5)+3= 15⇒4x-20+3 = 15⇒4x-17= 15⇒4x = 15+17⇒4x = 32⇒x =32/4= 8

4(x-5) +3= -15⇒4x-20 +3 = -15⇒4x-17= -15⇒4x =-15+17⇒4x = 2⇒x =2/4= 1/2

the values are x =8 and x = 0,5

hi there!

the answer is: 2 and -2

step-by-step explanation:

case 1: an absolute value of positive number will still be a positive number

so absolute value of 2 is 2

case 2: an absolute value of negative number will be positive number so absolute value of -2 is 2