Answer:
y=5 is the correct answer
Step-by-step explanation:
it would be paralell because the x variable goes across in a straight line
Answer:
No solution
Step-by-step explanation:
x - 4y = 1 --> (1)
5x - 20y = 4 --> (2)
y = (¼)x - ¼ --> (1)
y = (¼)x - ⅕ --> (2)
Since these are 2 parallel lines with different y-intercepts, they will never meet
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:


- In order to combine these two equations, an idea you need to keep in mind is finding a way of setting these equations as equal to each other. I saw that each equation shared a common value,
. In this case, we need to isolate
in the first equation so that both equations
.



- With this, we now know that both
and
are equal to
, so we can set them equal to each other.



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Let the youngest sister be n years
Lana will be 2n years, as her youngest sister is half her age
The age of the twins separately will be 2n-2 as they are 2 years younger than Lana
So, the equation looks like this:
n + 2n + 2(2n-2) = 45
Now solve for n:
3n + 4n - 4 = 45
7n - 4 = 45
7n = 49
n = 7
So the youngest sister is 7, Lana is 14 and the twins are 12. 14 + 12 + 12 + 7 =45