Orio and Ted buy an equal number of comic books every month. The following equation shows the number of comic books, y, that Orio has after x months: y = 2x + 15 The following graph shows the number of comic books, y, that Ted has after x months: Graph shows Months on x axis and Number of Comic Books on y axis. The scale on x axis is shown from 0 to 5 at increments of 1. The scale on y axis is shown from 0 to 14 at increments of 2. The title of the graph is Teds Comic Books. A straight line is shown which joins the ordered pair 0, 6 and 4, 14 After 2 months, how many more comic books does Orio have than Ted? 1 2 4 9

answer: integers are just whole numbers: positive, negative, and zero.

i = {-∞, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ∞}

let x = 1st integer

let y = 2nd integer

x = 3y + 17   {equation 1}

xy = -24         {equation 2}

substitute 3y+17 in place of x n equation 2

and solve for y.

(3y+17)y = -24

3y2 + 17y = -24

3y2 + 17y + 24 = 0

from quadratic equation:

y = [-17±√(172-4(3)(24))]/(2(3))

y = (-17 ±√1)/6

y = (-17+1)/6   or     y = (-17-1)/6

y = -16/6           or     y = -18/6

y = -2 2/3         or   y = -3

since we are dealing with

y = -3

x = 3y+17 = -9+17 = 8

the integers are -3, 8

step-by-step explanation:

3xy cannot be combined with the others

2x, -5x and x are like terms