Answer:
x = 0
y = -2
Step-by-step explanation:
The given system of equation are:
5x + y = -2
2x - 2y = 4
The problem here is to find x and y from the expression
5x + y = -2 ----- i
2x - 2y = 4 ---- ii
So;
i x 2 : 10x + 2y = -4 ---- iii
ii x 5 : 10x - 10y = 20 ----- iv
iii - iv; 12y = -24
y = -2
Now find x;
5x + y = -2
5x - 2 = -2
x = 0
In this question, the first information that we get is that Kayla spent half of her weekly allowance in clothes. On cleaning the oven Kayla gets $4. Finally Kayla is left with $12.
Let us assume that the weekly allowance of Kayla = x
Amount of allowance saved after buying clothes = x/2
Then we can go for the equation
x/2 + 4 = 12
x + (4 * 2) = 12 * 2
x + 8 = 24
x = 24 -8
= 16
So we can now see that the weekly allowance of Kayla is $16