xit Thurs 5/13 & Fri 5/147-2: MathXL for School: Practice & Problem Solving 7.2.PS-19 Gardening Michael is planting a garden. It has the shape of a right triangle. He wants 4 plants for each square meter of area. How many plants does he want in the garden? Michael wants plants in the garden.​

the correct answer is $7.38

step-by-step explanation:

answer: solve 5\cdot 2^x=2405⋅2  

x

=2405, dot, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, equals, 240.

solution

to solve for xxx, we must first isolate the exponential part. to do this, divide both sides by 555 as shown below. we do not multiply the 555 and the 222 as this goes against the order of operations!

\begin{aligned} 5\cdot 2^x& =240 2^x& =48 \\ \end{aligned}  

5⋅2  

x

2  

x

​    

=240

=48

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