Answer:
3)x=7,y=-2
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
1 basket = 24 apples
24 × 18 = 432 apples
(use cross multiplication method)
1 apple = 15 cents
432 = x

cents
First we have the following equation:
a - b = 0
We clear one of the variables depending on the other:
a = b
Therefore we have to for the following expression:
a + b
We can substitute one of the variables, obtaining:
a + a = 2a
Equivalently:
b + b = 2b
Answer:
a + b = 2a
or
a + b = 2b