A clothing company makes shirts in several sizes. The smallest shirt size weighs 14.5 ounces. The largest shirt weighs 1 3/4 times as much as the smallest size.
How many ounces does the largest shirt size weigh?

25.375 ounces

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the weight of the largest shirt size, we need to find the value that is 1 3/4 times as much as the smallest shirt size. To do this, we need to multiply the two numbers (14.5 x 1 3/4). In order to make this process easier, we can convert 1 3/4 into a decimal, which would be 1.75. After that, we just multiply; 14.5 x 1.75 = 25.375. Your answer is 25.375 ounces.

if the eqn of the parabola is f(x) = (x-4)(x+2), we need to mult. this out to find the coordinates of the vertex.

then f(x) = x^2 + 2x - 4x - 8, and f(x) = x^2 - 2x - 8.

one way in which you can find the vertex is to calculate x = -b / (2a).   here, that comes to

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x = = 1.   f(1) = 1^2 - 2(1) - 8 = - 9.   vertex is at (1, -9).

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find another point on the curve:   let x=0, for which y=-8.   then (0, -8) is on the curve.   plot the vertex and this point and draw a smooth parabola thru both.

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