Dawn has to pay 10,990 for her college dorm room and tuition each year. About how much money does dawn spend the first 2 years of college
Answer: The amount of money Dawn has to pay for 1 year 
Therefore, the amount of money Dawn has to pay for first 2 years of college is:
Create a system if equations to solve this.
First equation:
25m + 24e = 220
Second equation:
m + e = 9
Then you must solve the second equation for a variable.
Change m + e = 9 to e = 9 - m.
Then substitute (9 - m) for e in the first equation.
So 25m +24e = 220 becomes 25m + 24(9 - m) = 220.
Now you can solve the first equation because the only variable in it is m.
25m + 24(9 - m) = 220 (Original equation)
25m + 216 - 24m = 220 (Distribute)
m + 216 = 220 (Combine like terms)
m = 4 (Simplify)
Now plug in 4 for m in the second equation.
m + e = 9 (Original equation)
(4) + e = 9 (Substitute)
e = 5 (Simplify)
m represents Math Books and e represents English Books, so Nicole purchased 4 Math Books and 5 English Books.
I say the answer is 9 because he wrapped 8 games and 1 console and 8+1=9.
the equation of a line in point-slope form is
y - b = m(x - a)
where m is the slope and (a, b) a point on the line
to calculate m use the gradient formula
m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )
with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 4, - 1) and (x₂, y₂) = (1 1/2, 2 )
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using (a, b) = (- 4, - 1), then
y + 1 = (x + 4)
