2/35, just ask your calculator what is one seventh of two and one half.<span />
Answer:
x=2y-8
We use the substitution of x in the second equation
2*(2y-8)+3y= -2
4y-16+3y=-2
7y-16= -2
7y= -2 +16
7y=14
y=14Ș7
y=2
so x= 2*2 -8
x=4-8
x=-4
the solution is (x,y)=(-4, 2)
Step-by-step explanation:
Total amount of fencing
= 4x + 3(3x + 1)
= 4x + 9x + 3
= 13x + 3
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