Answer Key

Lesson 12.7
Practice Level B
1. 29, 9 2. 212 3. 27 4. 18 5. 25

1
6. 24, 4 7. 21 8. no solution 9. 2}
3
10. x 2 3 11. 2(x 2 1) 12. (x 2 2)(x 2 3)

17
9
13. 0 14. 2} 15. no solution 16. 24, 2}
7
5
17. no solution 18. 3, 6 19. 1 pt
20. a.

Person

Fraction
of room
papered
each hour

Time

Fraction
of room
papered

3
x

Assistant

1
x

Expert

3
2x

9
2x

9
3
b. Answers will vary. c. }
x 1 }
2x 51; 7.5 h