The answer is A I believe but I might be wrong.
Answer:
The son is 20 and a half years old.
The father is 36 and a half years old.
Step-by-step explanation:
We can solve this easily by turning it into an equation.
Let the mans age be y and the fathers age be x.
y+x=57
x=y+16
We can use the substitution method to solve for the first equation.
y+(y+16)=57
Now we only have one variable to solve for. Add like terms.
2y+16=57
Subtract 16 on both sides.
2y=41
Divide both sides by 2 to isolate y.
y=20.5
Now substitute 20.5 for y to solve for x.
20.5+x=57
Subtract 20.5 from both sides.
x=36.5
<em>The son is 20 and a half years old.</em>
<em>The father is 36 and a half years old.</em>
Hope this helps!
Lets make an equation for the line first. The slope is 3 and the y intercept is -1, so we can make the equation y = 3x - 1. Then, to figure out what sign to use (<= or >= due to solid line in graph), we replace the = sign with one and see if a coordinate in the shaded area will furfill the inequality. If it doesn't, we know it needs the other inequality sign. If it does, we have found the correct inequality. So let's try y <= 3x - 1 with the coordinate (1,1). We try it, solve, and get 1 <= 2. So, the inequality for this graph is y <= 3x - 1.
X-number
8x-20=15+x (subtract x)
7x-20=15 (then add 20)
7x=35 (then divide by 7)
I think you've got it from now, if not, just do 35 divided by 7. But go over the steps, so that you know how to do these types of questions.
