<span>Which expression is equivalent to x + y + x + y + 3(y + 5)? 2x + 5y + 5 2x + y + 30 2x + 5y + 15 2x + 3y + 10
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<span>Simplifying
15.36x[-0.45] = 0
Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
15.36 * -0.45x = 0
Multiply 15.36 * -0.45
-6.912x = 0
Solving
-6.912x = 0
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Divide each side by '-6.912'.
x = 0
Simplifying
x = 0</span>
To find the number of red bricks used, you can create a part to part to whole ratio from the simple ratio of red to grey brick they give.
Then, use the total to create an equivalent ratio with the actual total number of bricks (140).
<u>5 red </u> <u>100 red</u>
<u>2 grey</u> = <u>40 grey</u>
7 total 140 total
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</u>Each time, the simple ratio was multiplied by 20 to get the actual totals for each color.
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</u>There were 100 red bricks used.<u>
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