You cannot subtract a number from a unknown. You’d simply put (9-b) in its place.
Answer: (i) 4x - 40 = 76
(ii) 29 questions
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the total number of questions be x.
Since he received 4 points for every correct answer and he got 10 answers wrong , this means he lost 40 points , the equation thus become
4x - 40 = 76
To find the value of x , add 40 to both sides
4x = 116
divide through by 4
x = 29
Therefore , there are 29 questions on his math test
Solve for x
6x+5y=-15
subtract 6x from both sides
5y=-6x-15
divide both sides by 5
y=-6/5x-3
Do you want to express this in the terms of anything?