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Answer:
(x, y) = (7, -1)
Step-by-step explanation:
The expression for x makes it easy to use that for substitution.
3(-7y) +y = 20
-20y = 20 . . . . . collect terms
y = -1 . . . . . . . . . divide by -20
-7(-1) = x = 7 . . . use y in the second equation to find x
The solution is (x, y) = (7, -1).
To solve the problem posed in the statement we need to know the equivalence between squared foot and squared inches, and that is:
1 square foot = 144 square inches
So Reed uses 8 pieces of glass per 144 squared inches as well.
Now we can use a rule of three, simple and direct proportion to solve the question, it goes like this:
144 squared inches ------> 8 pieces glass
864 squared inches ------> x
x = (864)(8)/144
x = 48
Hence, Reed will use 48 pieces of glass to make a window that is 864 square inches.
The answer is 26, 27, and 28
Base number, like in the equation 4², 4 is the base number
