Total paid equals 30 desks multiplied by (the original price minus $17).
p=original desk price
Equation: $2010= 30(p - $17)
To Solve:
2010=30(p-17)
Use distributive property to multiply
2010=(30*p) - (30*17)
2010= 30p - 510
Add 510 to both sides
2520= 30p
Divide both sides by 30
$84= p
Original desk price was $84.
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What is the question I don’t get it
It is impossible to solve for both variables without a second equation.
The distance Miranda drives between home and work is fixed, regardless of the direction of travel. Let's call this distance "d."
Then d = (0.5 hour)(r mph) = 0.5r miles.
But d also equals (0.75 hour)(v mph) = 0.75v miles
We cannot actually solve for r and v without more info; that info would be the actual distance traveled (as a number).