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Answer is:(x-1)(x+4)

For this question we should be familiar with percentages and their equivalents in fraction. Since they have the same number of sweets, we calculate first the total number of sweets there is in the jars an...

First point out that it makes sense to solve this system of equations using the substitution method because one of the variables can easily be isolated without multiplication or division.(Step 1:) Label t...

(3c+b)/2 = c + a To make c the subject of this equation, we first must get all the c variables together on one side of the equation.To do this, first we shall multiply both sides by 2 to remove it from th...

We can see that x=y-1 and therefore can sub this in our first equation, to give us 3(y-1)+2y=22. If we expand the brackets we than have 3y-3+2y=22 which can be tidied up to give 5y-3=22. If we add 3 to bo...