After simplifying the following expression, the coefficient of the m^2 term will be . 6mn^2 + 3m^2 + 16m^2 - 6m^2 - 5nm^2
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Answers:

After simplifying the following expression, the coefficient of the m^2 term will be  13  

The solution is  13m^2 + 6mn^2 - 5nm^2  

Explanation:

Highlight all the terms that have m^2 in them and nothing else (so that means no variables of n or n^2)

You should highlight 3m^2, 16m^2 and -6m^2 as the three terms.

The coefficients 3, 16 and -6 combine to 3+16-6 = 13

Meaning that 3m^2+16m^2-6m^2 = 13m^2

There are no other like terms that pair up.

The 6mn^2 and -5nm^2 are different because the exponent 2 is over a different letter each time. Put another way: mn^2 is not the same as nm^2

So we cannot combine 6mn^2-5nm^2. We leave it as is.

Overall, the entire expression simplifies to 13m^2 + 6mn^2 - 5nm^2

9m^3 of soil with 50% clay and 2m^3 of soil with 28% clay is required

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the quantity of the soil containing 50% clay that you would use.

Let y represent the quantity of the soil containing 28% clay that you would use.

To build the garden of your dreams you need 11 m^3 of soil.

x + y = 11 - - - - - - - - -1

Since the soil must contain 46% clay, the total amount of clay required is 46/100 × 11 = 5.06 m^3.

you have two types of soil you can combine to achieve this: soil with 50% clay and soil with 28% clay. This means that the quantity of both soils required to achieve 5.06 m^3 will be

0.5x + 0.28y = 5.06 - - - - - - - -2

Substituting x = 11 - y into equation 1, it becomes

0.5(11 - y) + 0.28y = 5.06

5.5 - 0.5y + 0.28y = 5.06

- 0.5y + 0.28y = 5.06 - 5.5

- 0.22y = - 0.44

y = - 0.44/ -0.22 = 2

Substituting y = 2 into x = 11 - y, it becomes

x = 11 - 2 = 9