divide the whole thing by 4 and you'll get -9a-6b-4c
you'll realize it looks the same as your first equation except that all the + has become minus so the answer will be -7 instead for your new equation -9a-6b-4c=-7
multiply the whole thing by 4 and you'll get -36a-24b-16c = -28
I think it’s forty one because each child painted one and there are forty one flower pots. Besides that much information wasn’t given so it is most likely 41 sorry if it wasn’t much help
