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... Pick any column in the table.
... Divide the cost by the weight.
... The quotient is the cost per pound of nuts.
... Whichever column you choose, the answer is always the same. So pick the column with the fractions that you think will be easiest to divide.

The whole purpose of this question is to practice dividing mixed numbers and fractions. It actually has nothing to do with pecans. It could be the same table for pistachios, apples, or M & M's.

2x^2 -2x -12 = 02(x -3)(x +2) = 0see below for explanation

step-by-step explanation:

equation

you are asked to write the equation

  expression = 0

using the given expression. when you do that, you have

  2x^2-2x-12 = 0

factoring

you can see that each of the coefficients is even, so a factor of 2 can be removed immediately.

  2(x^2 -x -6) = 0

if you multiply the binomials (x+a)(x+b), you get

  (x +a)(x +b) = x^2 +(a+b)x +ab

this tells you the coefficient of x is the sum of two factors of the constant term. here, that means -1 is the sum of two factors of -6. we want to know those factors so we can factor the trinomial.

  -6 = -1×6 = -2×3 = -3×2 = -6×1

the factor pair that sums to -1 is {-3, 2}, so our factorization is

  2(x -3)(x +2) = 0

solutions

the solutions to this equation are the values of x that make the product zero. a product is zero only when only of the factors of the product is zero. here, that means

  x - 3 = 0

  x = 3 . . . add 3 to both sides of the equation

or

  x +2 = 0

  x = -2 . . . add -2 to both sides of the equation

the solutions to the equation are x=3 or x=-2. both of these values of x satisfy the equation—they make it be true.

The answer would be -3.9> -4.5