If two pounds of meat will serve 5 people, how many pounds will be needed to serve 13 people

He answer would be 4 1/2 pounds of meat to serve at least 12 to 13 people

Look at it this way, you need 2lbs of meat for 5 people. You need 4lbs for 10 people. You'll need 5.5lbs of meat.

Answer to your question: a. the fundamental theorem of algebra tells you that the equation will have two complex roots since the degree of the polynomial is 2. the roots are ​ x=1±i7√2 .number of roots=degree of polynomialhere, degree of polynomial is 2 so number of roots will be 2.hope it *_*