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12 > 3x – 9y
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10 Jun 2017, 02:08
10 Jun 2017, 02:08
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12 > 3x – 9y
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
6 |
x-3y |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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12 > 3x – 9y
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10 Jun 2017, 07:30
10 Jun 2017, 07:30
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Carcass wrote:
12 > 3x – 9y
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
6 |
x-3y |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Given: 3x – 9y < 12
Divide both sides by 3 to get: x - 3y < 4
Since 4 < 6, we can write: x - 3y < 4 < 6
So, we can conclude that x - 3y < 6
So, the correct answer is A
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Re: 12 > 3x – 9y
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24 Jul 2017, 12:40
24 Jul 2017, 12:40
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Is possible to rewrite the right side to 3(x-3y), then is easy to know that quantity A is greater.
