document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=924100>Question 924100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE..............<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IF C=B+1 AND P=4B+5,WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXPRESSION FOR P,IN TERMS OF C?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(A)4C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B)4C-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(C)C+1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(D)4C+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(E)4C+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PLEASE EXPLAIN ME THE QUESTION WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FROM ME IN THIS QUESTION?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "KINDLY DESCRIBE ME..... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #560605 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=560605\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you have c = b + 1 and you have p = 4b + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they are asking you to express p in terms of c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p is currently expressed in terms of b because the independent variable is b and the dependent variable is p.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that that means is you choose the value of b and the equation tells you the value of p.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the value of p is therefore dependent on the value of b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example, if b = 5, then p must be equal to 25 because 4 * 5 + 5 = 25.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you simply replaced b with 5 and got p = 4b + 5 becomes p = 4*5 + 5 = 25.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now you want to express p in terms of c rather than b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have another equation that will help you with that.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that equation is c = b + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve that equation for b and you get b = c - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "two equations you can now work with are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = 4b + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = c - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since b = c - 1, you can now replace b with c - 1 in the equation of p = 4b + 5 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = 4 * (c-1) + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p is now expressed in terms of c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify that equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = 4c - 4 + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = 4c + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is the final form of the equation that expresses p in terms of c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you now have 2 equations for p.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the first equation expresses p in terms of b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the second equation expresses p in terms of c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the two equations are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = 4b + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = 4c + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you want confirm that these equations are equivalent, then do the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "set b = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since you are given that c = b + 1, this means that c = 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have b = 5 and c = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the equation that expresses p in terms of b, replace b with 5 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = 4b + 5 becomes p = 4*5 + 5 which becomes p = 25.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the equation that expresses p in terms of c, replace c with 6 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = 4c + 1 becomes p = 25 + 1 which becomes p = 25.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "both equations get you the same answer so the equations must be equivalent to each other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the first one expresses p in terms of b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the second one expresses p in terms of c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i believe your solution is selection D.\r<BR>\n" );
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