A contractor has two choices for billing a completed job. · $500 flat rate, regardless of the number of hours worked· $20 per hour workedThe graph shows the relationship between pay per hour and number of hours worked for both scenarios. What is the solution to this system of equations, and what does it mean to the contractor?

A student solves the following equation for all possible values of x:His solution is as follows: Step 1: 8(x – 4) = 2(x + 2)Step 2: 4(x – 4) = (x + 2)Step 3: 4x – 16 = x + 2Step 4: 3x = 18Step 5: x = 6He determines that 6 is an extraneous solution because the difference of the numerators is 6, so the 6s cancel to 0.Which best describes the reasonableness of the student’s solution?

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What is the solution for the equation ?

Yumi and Juan pick up litter along the highway at the same rate. Yumi picks up litter for 3 miles and takes 2 hours longer than Juan, who picks up litter for 2 miles. If Juan spent x hours picking up litter, the following equation models the situation.How long did Yumi spend picking up litter?

Which solution to the equation is extraneous?

What is the solution to the equation ?





What are the solutions to the equation ?


What causes a solution to a rational equation to be an extraneous solution?
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