Ok lets say
popcorn = x and
drinks = y
Jacob: 2x + 3y = 18.25
Zachary: 4x + 2y = 27.50
ok now you have to use these 2 equations to get the answer
4x + 2y = 27.50 ---> 2y = 27.50 - 4x ---> y = 13.75 - 2x
2x + 3y = 18.25
2x + 3(13.75-2x) = 18.25
2x + 41.25 - 6x = 18.25
-4x + 41.25 = 18.25
-4x = -23
x = 5.75 <u><em>One bag of popcorn is $5.75</em></u><em />
4x + 2y = 27.50
4(5.75) + 2y = 27.50
23 + 2y = 27.50
2y = 4.50
y = 2.25 <u><em>One drink is $2.25</em></u><em />
I’m just guessing but since 13/4=3.25 that means that the triangle dialated by 3.25 so you multiply 8 by 3.25 and X might be 26
Looking at the question we can see that it says:
We should know what these symbols mean:
stands for something less than the other, for example:
We can say that 2 is less than 5 so in a symbolic form it can be written as,
Similarly,
stands for something greater than the other, for example:
We can say that 7 is greater than 5, in a symbolic form it can be written as,
So here, 
means that, 42153 is greater than 35214.
Answer is answer 17 plus 78
