At an outdoor party location, the tables seat 12 guests each. the party host invited 163 people and 9 people responded that they would not attend. what is the fewest number of tables needed to seat all of the guests attending the party?

a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 15

(05.03 mc) part a: explain why the x-coordinates of the points where the graphs of the equations y = 4x and y = 2x−2 intersect are the solutions of the equation 4x = 2x−2. (4 points) part b: make tables to find the solution to 4x = 2x−2. take the integer values of x between −3 and 3. (4 points) part c: how can you solve the equation 4x = 2x−2 graphically? (2 points)