Yes it could be one........
17x +x to the second power
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Answer: 2x+4y+12z (choice B)</h3>
Work Shown:
x = amount of rent paid per half year
2x = amount of rent paid annually
y = amount spent on groceries per quarter
4y = amount spent on groceries annually
z = amount spent on a transit pass monthly
12z = amount spent on transit pass annually
2x+4y+12z = total amount of money spent annually
Multiply the first equation by -2. It turns into 4x+18y=50 and the other one stays -4x-9y=-23. Then you "eliminate" the equations by "adding" them. Set it up like this:
4x+18y=50
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-4x-9y=-23
4x-4x= 0. 18y-9y= 9y and 50-23= 27
SO: 9y= 27 and y= 3
And then you plug that in to one equation: 4x +18(3)= 50. 4x= 50-(18*3)
4x= -4, so x=-1.
Plug it back in to check!
Hope this helps. Happy solving! :)