Betty decides to support local artists by hanging their artwork in her shop. When decorating the coffee shop, Betty comes across the following formula for placing pictures on her walls: 1/3 |a-12|+ 2/3|a|where a equals the number of pictures that she would like to hang.

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Betty decides to support local artists by hanging their artwork in her shop.  When decorating the coffee shop, Betty comes across the following formula for placing pictures on her walls: 1/3 |a-12|+ 2/3|a|where a equals the number of pictures that she would like to hang.

What is the value of this expression when a space equals space 9?

Reiny · Answer

"when a space equals space 9" you mean: a = 9 ?? Why not just plug in a = 9 and evaluate ? btw, I have no clue what that formula is supposed to represent?