16) From the statement of the problem, we know that:
• f(x) = 10,
,
• f(x) = x/2 + 8.
Using the data above, we have the following equation for x:
![10=(1)/(2)x+8.](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/qqc20dybu6fjjrbm6ggrppxdc0l90pjoir.png)
To find the value of x, we follow the following steps:
![\begin{gathered} 10=(1)/(2)x+8, \\ 10-8=(1)/(2)x, \\ 2=(1)/(2)x, \\ (1)/(2)x=2, \\ x=4. \end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/aq0ainoj2ea97uvoag1iyet7huh9k21u2g.png)
18) From the statement of the problem, we know that:
• f(x) = -1,
,
• f(x) = 4x + 11.
Using the data above, we have the following equation for x:
![-1=4x+11.](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/p0dun5el5ps1tr0sa8nzh8rqd2p1vxqv7y.png)
To find the value of x, we follow the following steps:
![\begin{gathered} -1=4x+11, \\ -1-11=4x, \\ -12=4x, \\ 4x=-12, \\ x=-(12)/(4), \\ x=-3. \end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/92gd5yn3pko106z8bdxvhb8ev1c6kplzi2.png)
Answers
• 16) ,x = 4
,
• 18), x = -3