<h3><u>The value of p is 24.</u></h3>
3/4p = 18
Multiply both sides by 4.
3p = 72
Divide both sides by 3.
p = 24
3x=129 , x =43 distribute 3 to get x by itself
0.015x+0.03(12000-x)=300
Solve for x
X=4000 at 1.5%
12000-4000=8000 at 3%
You want to solve this set of linear equations by the elimination method.
Let x=price of bag of flour and y=price of bag of sugar
Multiply the first equation by -3.
-3(7x+5y=584)
Multiply the second equation by 5.
5(5x+3y=384)
Solve by elimination.
X=42
Substitute value of x into one of the original equations.
Y=58
