17. The constant is the number that's by itself with no variable attached to it. Hope this helped!
Try to get all the x'es to the right side
2x - 3y = 3.....multiply by 4
5x - 4y = 4....multiply by -3
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8x - 12y = 12 (result of multiplying by 4)
-15x + 12y = -12 (result of multiplying by -3)
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- 7x = 0
x = 0 <===
C.) 27 and a half. 12 minutes times 5 equals an hour so 5 and a half pages times 5 equals 27 and a half pages per hour.
In order to determine the value of x, consider that one of the interior angles of the triangle is given by:
180 - (4x - 18)
= 180 - 4x + 18
= 198 - 4x
Next, consider that the sum of the interioir angles of a triangle is equal to 180:
(2x + 6) + 36 + (198 - 4x)
= 2x + 6 + 36 + 198 - 4x
= -2x + 240
this is equal to 180:
-2x + 240 = 180
-2x = 180 - 240
-2x = -60
x = 60/2
x = 30
Hence, the value of x is x = 30
