Let H = Hailey, M = Megan, B = Bailey
H + M + B = 458
167 + M + B = 458
M + B = 291
152 ≤ M ≤ 164
If M = 152, B = 139
If M = 164, B = 127
Thus,
$127 ≤ B ≤ 139
-3(y-5) = 24...distribute through the parenthesis
-3y + 15 = 24....subtract 15 from both sides
-3y = 24 - 15
-3y = 9...divide both sides by -3
y = 9/-3
y = -3
To answer this question, you should set up and equation before doing anything else. So for this question you 're going to set up two equations.
The first equation is 2x+5y=33
The second equation is 8x+3y=30
Once you do that you have to solve for either X or Y by canceling out the other one. In this problem figuring out the Y is easier because you can cancel the X's more easily than the Y. To cancel a variable, they have to add up to 0.
So to cancel the X you multiply the equation 2x+5y=33 by -4.
That gives you -8x-20y= -132
Then you set up the two equations and add them together.
(-8x-20y= -132) + (8x+3y=30)
That gives you -17y = -102
So then you solve for Y by dividing by -17. You find out that Y is equal to 6. Then you plug the 6 back into the ORIGINAL equations and solve for X, which turns out to be 1.5
Hope this helped and if you get confused or have questions please ask :)
Answer:
X=16
Step-by-step explanation:
10x-8=9x+8
First you have to simplify.
10x-9x=1x
So now the equation looks like this
x-8=8
Now you have to get x by itself
-8+8=0 and we have to do the same thing on both sides of the equal sign 8+8=16
The equation now looks like this x=16
And that's your answer
