Unit rate word problem,Bridget read a total of 48 books over 12 months.If Bridget has 68 books so far,how many month has she bee
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... (x, y) = (4, 7)
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You can also use Cramer's Rule, or the Vedic math variation of it, which tells you the solution to
is given by
Here, that means
... x = (9·67-5·75)/(9·8-5·3) = 228/57 = 4
... y = (75·8-67·3)/57 = 399/57 = 7
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A (graphing) calculator greatly facilitates either of these approaches.
