2/3 hour . 1 hour = 60 minutes.
2/3 hour = (2/3) * 60
= 40 minutes.
20 pages took (2/3) hour = 40 minutes.
20 pages took her 40 minutes to read.
1 page = 40/20 = 2 minutes.
1 page took her 2 minutes to read.
|–2x| = -6
=> 2x = 6
=> x = 3
and,
=> 2x = -6
=> x = -3.
Two points, one at negative 3 and one at 3.
Let x be the number. x + 5 = 2x. 5 = x because you isolate for x by moving it to the right side, meaning you’d have to subtracts 1 x from 2x
The answer is actually choice A
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If we add up the equations straight down we will have 0a+2b = 6
Note how adding the 'a' terms gives us 3a + (-3a) = 3a-3a = 0a. The 0a term is really 0 since 0 times anything is 0. So the 'a' terms will go away
The equation 0a+2b = 6 turns into 0+2b = 6 and that simplifies to 2b = 6
To isolate b, we divide both sides by 2
2b = 6
2b/2 = 6/2
b = 3
We can stop here since only one answer choice has b = 3, which is choice A. However, let's keep going to find the value of 'a'
Plug b = 3 into any equation with 'a' and 'b', then solve for 'a'
3a+4b = 9
3a+4*3 = 9
3a+12 = 9
3a+12-12 = 9-12
3a = -3
3a/3 = -3/3
a = -1
So a = -1 and b = 3 pair up to form (a,b) = (-1,3)
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To check, plug this ordered pair back into both equations
Equation 1:
3a+4b = 9
3*(-1)+4*3 = 9
-3+12 = 9
9 = 9
Equation 1 has been checked out
Equation 2:
-3a-2b = -3
-3(-1)-2(3) = -3
3 - 6 = -3
-3 = -3
this is true as well
So this confirms that the final answer is choice A
