There are a number of possible combinations for this open-ended question, so here's an example question and answer, in which the two are non-related:
James' car is going at 45 miles per hour, and that is 42% of his maximum speed. How much slower does James have to go to be 27% of his maximum speed?
Amy's car used to be able to go at 45 miles per hour as 42% of her maximum speed, but due to the new upgrade, 45 miles per hour is now only 27% of her maximum speed.
Answer:
3x-5
Step-by-step explanation:
(6x+5)-(3x+10) = 6x+5-3x-10
= 3x-5
Answer:
x=-1
Step-by-step explanation:
54x+64=49x+59
subtract 64
54x=49x-5
subtract 49x
5x=-5
divide by 5
x=-1
<span>x=3y-8
3x-4y=-9
We are told that:
</span>x=3y-8
So replace x in 3x-4y=-9 with x=3y-8 like so:
3(3y-8)-4y=-9
Start by distributing the 3:

Now you have:

Combine like terms, now you have:

add 24 to both sides

Now you have:

Divide both sides by 5 to get:
y=3
Now that you know y=3 plug it into:
x=3y-8
x=3(3)-8
x=1
Final answer: (1,3)