3x + 4y = -5
-3x -3x
4y= -3x -5
/4 /4
y= -3/4x-5/4
3x + 3y = -2
-3x -3x
3y = -3x-2
/3 /3
y= -1x-2/3
The answer is that it is a statistic
You just divided 1/2 (.5) by 10 which is .05. so the answer is 0.05 gallons
First let's get rid of the parenthesis:
12 - 4x + 3x = 4 + 10 + 2x
Now group the x's on the left and the numbers on the right
-4x + 3x - 2x = 4 + 10 - 12
...and simplify
-3x = 2
divide by -3 to isolate x
x = -2/3