Answer:
All of these terms are dollar amounts.
Step-by-step explanation:
Here, x + y = 10 (where these numerals represent counts)
(1/2)x + (1/4)y = 4 (where (1/2), (1/4) and 4 are dollar amounts)
Let's eliminate y. To accomplish this, mult. the 2nd eq'n by-4, obtaining
-2x - y = -16, and then combining this with the 1st equation, as follows:
-2x - y = -16
x + y = 10
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-x = -6, or x = 6. This represents the number of pens purchased by Terrance.
Subbing 6 for x in the first equation, we get y = 4. This represents the number of pencils he bought.
($0.50)x + ($0.25)y = $4.00 (dollar amounts)
The answer would
be 13/10
that will be not so shore of what will you think but if you used a thermometer and you see how it will change
If you apply the or both
Only 1 of the students would need to know the "or both", therefore maximizing the remaining amount of students you can put in.
Gerald, let's call him, knows French AND German, so there's only one less student that knows french and german. Gerald is 1 student.
MAXIMUM:
There are now 14 monolinguistic French speakers and 16 monolinguistic German's, 30 students + Gerald=31.
Minimum:
As a bonus, the minimum is 15 students knowing french AND German and only 2 monolinguistic German speakers, so 17.
