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[WastedSpace]

QUESTION: TYPE:(College Math)
In the pair of supply and demand equations below, x represents the quantity demanded in units of a thousand and p the unit price in dollars, find the equilibrium quantity and the equilibrium price.

p = 128 − 4x2 and p = x2 + 5x + 28

equilibrium quantity ___________ thousand units
equilibrium price ___________dollars

I've never taken an econ class, but every source I read said you needed a quantity demanded and a quantity supplied to solve a problem like this.
Written source: http://www.uwyo.edu/rgodby/econ1010/algebrai.htm
YT video, if video is better for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRqJwjG8-Y

Which I'm not sure is in your problem? Maybe the sources will help you, but otherwise I suggest going to your professor or TA's office hours or emailing them for help! Or maybe someone more helpful will post here. xP

[JustUs]

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[Radiation King]

QUESTION: TYPE:(College Math)
In the pair of supply and demand equations below, x represents the quantity demanded in units of a thousand and p the unit price in dollars, find the equilibrium quantity and the equilibrium price.

p = 128 − 4x2 and p = x2 + 5x + 28

equilibrium quantity ___________ thousand units
equilibrium price ___________dollars

[[If one equation is supply, and the other is demand, and you're looking for the equilibrium, you set the equations equal to each other and solve for X. Once you've found your X, you find P by plugging X into an equation and solving for P. If you want to check your answer further, you can also plug X into the second equation.]]

[cyberdragon725]

Dear fellow Chickensmoothians,

My Highschool's homecoming is based off of beaches and every year we do a 'who has the best hall' competition. Well my hall is doing islands and for my agriculture class we are doing animals and plants native to different islands. The only problem is we are having a hard time deciding what animals and plants to do. I would appreciate if you guys would help me with this by suggesting an animal or plant, giving me a picture of said animal, and the island they are from. Thanks so much! I can't wait to see what ideas you guys come up with!

Sincerely,
~Cyber D.

[cloud cover]

I HAVE A QUESTION!
TYPE OF QUESTION:Math
YOUR QUESTION:A cookie recipe is as follows:

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda dissolved in 1/6 cup hot water
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup walnuts

The recipe makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies. If a store plans to use this recipe and wants to make 525 dozen cookies per month, then how much of each ingredient should the store order?

if anyone could help me with this, i'd highly appreciate it <3

[Burrito Bunny]

I HAVE A QUESTION!
TYPE OF QUESTION:Math
YOUR QUESTION:A cookie recipe is as follows:

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda dissolved in 1/6 cup hot water
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup walnuts

The recipe makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies. If a store plans to use this recipe and wants to make 525 dozen cookies per month, then how much of each ingredient should the store order?

if anyone could help me with this, i'd highly appreciate it <3

Okay, first of all, I'm going to convert everything into decimals because they are easier to work with.

So, first you need to find how many times the recipe needs to be made in order to reach 525 dozen cookies. To do this, divde the total (525) by the size of each batch (1.5). 525/1.5=350.

Now multiply every number in the recipe by 350 (the amount of times it will need to be used). You answers will be the amount that the store needs to order. c;

(realized I added unnecessary step. I had thought this was more complicated than it was, because I thought it was going to introduce more advanced principles. Then someone posted this way bellow me, lol.)

[Radiation King]

I HAVE A QUESTION!
TYPE OF QUESTION:Math
YOUR QUESTION:A cookie recipe is as follows:

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda dissolved in 1/6 cup hot water
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup walnuts

The recipe makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies. If a store plans to use this recipe and wants to make 525 dozen cookies per month, then how much of each ingredient should the store order?

if anyone could help me with this, i'd highly appreciate it <3

[[Firstly, you would divide 525 by 1.5, getting the number 350. This is how many of the recipe you would need.
Since you need 350 times the amount of the original recipe, you just multiply the original amount of each ingredient by 350, for example each instance of 1/2 cup would become 175 cups.

Before-post edit;; ninja'd, Burrito Bunny's way also gives the same outcome ^^]]

[megapolis]

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[Aztrima]

I HAVE A QUESTION!
TYPE OF QUESTION:Math
YOUR QUESTION:what would 4 x 3/12 + 3 x 1 2/7 - 3/4 x 32 be?

haha i know its a simple question but my friend would like to know

[WastedSpace]

I HAVE A QUESTION!
TYPE OF QUESTION:Math
YOUR QUESTION:what would 4 x 3/12 + 3 x 1 2/7 - 3/4 x 32 be?

haha i know its a simple question but my friend would like to know

Remember PEMDAS: parenthesis, exponents, multiplication/division, addition/subtraction

So first you need to solve all the addition and division. Then you can finish with the subtraction and addition.

For example, let's do a part with m/d and a/s. Let's do 3/12 + 3 together. 4 x 3/12 + 3 involves multiplication, division, and addition. The multiplication and division needs to be completed before you can move onto the addition.
So first you need to solve 4 x 3/12. You can either do 3/12 and then multiply by 12 or you can do 4 x 2 and then divide by 12.
So: 3/12 simplifies to 1/4. Now you have 4 x (1/4) = 4/4 = 1
OR: 4 x 3 = 12. Now you have 12/12 = 1.
Now let's go back to our original equation. 4 x 3/12 + 3. We have solved for the first part, so put that number in. Now we have 1 + 3 = 4.
The answer to 4 x 3/12 + 3 = 4

Now that I've given you an example, try it with the whole equation. Remember, you need to do all multiplication and division before you can do the addition and subtraction. What do you get? I'll check your answer. =)