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Answer:
(x, y) = (-11, 4)
Step-by-step explanation:
You can subtract 3 times the second equation from the first to eliminate y.
(7x +9y) -3(x +3y) = (-41) -3(1)
4x = -44
x = -11
Substituting into the second equation gives ...
-11 +3y = 1
3y = 12
y = 4
The solution is (x, y) = (-11, 4).
Ok so first you would create a proportion.
8/x=4/1. Next you cross multiply and divide,
1 • 8÷4=x. Ratios are fractions with the first number being the numerator and the second being the denominator. If you think of it this way, you just find an equivalent fraction. Your answer would be 8:2 because in your proportion x=2.
What it is asking is 8 times what equals 48. The best way to do this is by doing the opposite operation. 48 divided by 8 equals 6. Then if you put it in the other way you get 8(6)=48 which works out. So the answer is 6.
The longer an object, the longer the shadow they cast at a given time of the day and vice versa. This is called direct proportionality. At the same time,
If 15 foot flagpole ---- casts 11 foot shandow
28 foot tree -------- casts ?? foot shadow
The proportion would therefore be:
Length of shadow cast by tree = (28/15)*11 = 20.533 foot.
