document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205027>Question 205027</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many apples are on each tray if man carrying a square tray dropped his onto floor and girl carrying 4 trays drops 1 row of apples off each tray and there are 77 on the floor?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is it ax^2+bx+c=0? If so, is 1(x)2+4(x)-77=0? How do I get the number representing how many apples are on each tray? Thank you, </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #154762 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=154762\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .Is it ax^2+bx+c=0? If so, is 1(x)2+4(x)-77=0? How do I get the number representing how many apples are on each tray? Thank you,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK!!! GOOD WORK!!!!  ALL YOU NEEDED TO DO WAS SOLVE THE QUADRATIC BUT IT MAY WORK BETTER IF YOU SET THE PROBLEM UP SIMILAR TO THE MANNER THAT I DID BELOW.  IN OTHER WORDS, SPECIFY WHAT THE UNKNOWNS REPRESENT\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=number of apples that are in each row on each tray<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then total number of apples on each tray=x^2 (Since square trays are specified, the number of apples in the rows are the same as the number of apples in the columns)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now the man drops x^2 apples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the girl drops 4x apples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the total number of apples on the floor is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x and we are told that this equals 77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus, our equation to solve is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x=77 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x-77=0------quadratic in standard form and it can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+11)(x-7)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-11---------------no good!!! can't have negative apples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7----------------number of apples that are in each row on each tray<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=49-------------number of apples on each tray\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "man drops 49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "girl drops 7*4=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49+28=77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "77=77\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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