To effectively determine the correct answer, it would be helpful to write this into an algebraic expression. We let x as the number. We do as follows:
<span>Four times the square of a certain number increased by 6 times the number equals 108.
4x^2 + 6x = 108
The numbers can be either of the following since the equation generated was a quadratic equation which has two roots.
x = 4.5
x = -6 </span>
Answer:y=6.61,x=-6.46
Step-by-step explanation:
3x+7y=-26(×5)
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5x+3y=-14(×3)
=15x+35y=-130
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15x+9y=-42
subtracting the 2 equations =15x-15x+35y-9y=-130-(-42)
=26y=172
y=172÷26
y=6.61
substitute y in the first equation=3x+6.61=-26
3x=-26+6.61=-19.39
x=-19.39÷3
x=-6.46
Each ton is equal to 2,000 pounds, therefore each ton (12) times the number of pounds per ton (2,000) is 24,000 pounds! Hope this helps!!
