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The answer is that y is equal to -3 and x is equal to 7
2x-y=17
-2(x-y)=10 )
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2x-y=17
-2x+2y=-20
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y=-3
x-y=10
x-(-3)=10
x+3=10
-3 -3
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x=7
Answer:
The measurement which Jane finds to be 10 meters is the length of the banner.
Step-by-step explanation:
The measurement of 10 meters which Jane found after measuring how long the banner is before painting is the LENGTH of the banner.
This is clear from the unit of what she finds (meters). It only indicates the measurement of one part of the banner, even though a banner has two parts, the length and width.
It is possible to find the AREA, or PERIMETER, or LENGTH.
But what she finds is the LENGTH of the banner. If it was Area or Perimeter, the unit would have been square meters.
Lets find out...
our fraction is 1/2.....
when the numerator is increased by 20%......1 + 0.20(1) = 1.2
when the denominator is increased by 50%....2 + 0.50(2) = 3
1/2 = 0.5....original fraction
1.2 / 3 = 0.4.....increased fraction
decrease = (original number - new number) / original number...* 100
= (0.5 - 0.4) / 0.5...* 100
= (0.1 / 0.5)....* 100
= 0.2 * 100
= 20% decrease <====
The result is 1/3.
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The first attempt in the attached picture has parentheses in the wrong place for the second term. This simplifies to
.. (-5/-3)*(-4) +(10 -3)
.. = -20/3 +7
.. = -(6 2/3) +7
.. = 1/3
