(6x - 5y = 34 Lin is solving this system of equations: 3x +2y = 8 She starts by rearranging the second equation to isolate the y
variable: y = 4-1.5x. She then substituted the expression 4 - 1.5x for y in the first equation, as shown: 6x - 5(4- 1.5x) 6x - 20 – 7.5x -1.5x 34 = 34 = 54 = -36 Where did Lin go wrong when solving this problem?
Since 500 is the area, and 20 is the length, divide 500 by 20. Your answer is a decimal. (0.04) therefore, you have to make it into a whole number. So move the decimal to the right two times. So 4 is your height.
