Answer:Walnuts cost $1.25 and chocolate chips cost $3.25
Step-by-step explanation: Make walnuts x and chocolate chips y.
3x+5y=20
6x+2y=14
Multiply the first equation by 2 and then subtract it from the second.
-(6x+10y=40)
6x+2y=14
-8y=-26
y=3.25
Plug y back into either equation and isolate x to solve for x.
6x+2(3.25)=14
6x+6.5=14
6x=7.5
x=1.25
5 - x = 12
We're essentially just trying to get "x" onto its own side.
So, simply subtract 5 from both sides.
-x = 12 - 5
Simplify.
-x = 7
Now, divide both sides by -1.
x = -7
~Hope I helped!~
a = 56
given 28 =
a
multiply both sides by 2 to eliminate the fraction
56 = a
As a check
× 56 = 28 ← True
-- Cut the sheet in half.
-- Put one half-sheet on top of the other half-sheet.
Cut the stack of 2 halves in half.
-- Put one stack of two quarter-sheets on top of the other stack of quarter-sheets.
Cut the stack of 4 quarters in half.
Now you have eight one-eighth sheets.
Three cuts.
Taking Sam (3 x 5) = 15 minutes, plus a few seconds for set-up between cuts.