<span>3x + y = 9 (I)
</span><span>y = –4x + 10 (II)
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Pass the incognito "4x" to the first term, changing the signal when changing sides.
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</span></span><span>Substitute in equation (I) to find the value of "Y".
</span>3x + y = 9 (I)
3*(1) + y = 9
3 + y = 9
y = 9 - 3

Answer:

Answer:
Six at top, ten at second, twenty-seven at third, and four at bottom.
Let width = x ft then
2x + 2(2x) = 42
6x = 42
x = 7
so the width is 7 ft and length is 14 ft.
So the cost to build the pen = 14*1.25 + 14*1,25 + 7*2.50 + 7*2.50
= 70 answer