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help on this math question

i am not sure
im assuming the asnwer to be y=mx-2
I can't even read the first bit of the question, could you type it in?
Original post by scottishpenguin
I can't even read the first bit of the question, could you type it in?

sorry about that, it says ashbourne ice house if offering a discount of 2$
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Original post by Ailurophile03
i am not sure
im assuming the asnwer to be y=mx-2


Depends on what they want.

Good so far, but you can go a stage further than that. What would m be?
Original post by ghostwalker
Depends on what they want.

Good so far, but you can go a stage further than that. What would m be?

i really have no idea how i can find m
Original post by Ailurophile03
i really have no idea how i can find m


Well, if x is the regular price, and you knock $2 off for discount, what's the new price?
Original post by ghostwalker
Well, if x is the regular price, and you knock $2 off for discount, what's the new price?

x-2:redface:
Original post by Ailurophile03
x-2:redface:


Fine,

Compare that with "mx-2"

What's m?
Original post by ghostwalker
Fine,

Compare that with "mx-2"

What's m?

1 as ×-2=0 so x=2 so m(2)-2=0 so m=1
Original post by Ailurophile03
1 as ×-2=0 so x=2 so m(2)-2=0 so m=1


Yes, m=1.

You could also just note that mx-2 and x-2 are identical (the same function), so m must be 1.

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