A meteorologist found that the rainfall in Middletown during the first half of the month was 2 3/12 inches. At the end of the month, she found that the total rainfall for the month was 3 4/12 inches. How much did it rain in the second half of the month?

step-by-step explanation:

answer: 2x + 2 − 2 = 10 − 2; subtraction property of equality

step-by-step explanation:

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answer: a parabola

steps:

(x-1)(x+4)   = x(x+4) - 1(x+4) = (x^2 + 4x) - (x+4)

                = x^2 +4x -x -4   = x^2 +3x -4

which is a parabola

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