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Answer:
$2.50
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks for the total cost of a notebook and pen together. We don't need to find their individual costs in order to answer the question.
Sometimes we get bored solving systems of equations in the usual ways. For this question, let's try this.
The first equation has one more notebook than pens. The second equation has 4 more notebooks than pens. If we subtract 4 times the first equation from the second, we should have equal numbers of notebooks and pens.
(8n +4p) -4(3n +2p) = (16.00) -4(6.50)
-4n -4p = -10.00 . . . . . . . . . . . simplify
n + p = -10.00/-4 = 2.50 . . . . divide by the coefficient of (n+p)
The total cost for one notebook and one pen is $2.50.
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<em>Additional comment</em>
The first equation has 1 more notebook than 2 (n+p) combinations, telling us that a notebook costs $6.50 -2(2.50) = $1.50. Then the pen is $2.50 -1.50 = $1.00.
One could solve for the costs of a notebook (n) and a pen (p) individually, then add them together to answer the question. We judge that to be more work.
The distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac
(x - 3)(4x + 2) = (x)(4x + 2) + (-3)(4x + 2)
= (x)(4x) + (x)(2) + (-3)(4x) + (-3)(2) = 4x² + 2x - 12x - 6
<h3>= 4x² - 10x - 6</h3>
Im a little confused here because there isn't enough information to go on or I might be reading it wrong.
Answer:
7.9 m
Step-by-step explanation:
Use the Pythagorean theorem: a²+b²=c²
This formula can be used to solve a side of any right (90°) triangle.
c² is the length of the hypotenuse (the diagonal side of the triangle, opposite to the 90° angle)
So, c = 32m.
Sides a and b are the legs of the triangle, but we only know one side. Plug numbers into the formula:
31² + b² = 32²
961 + b² = 1024 Subtract 961 from both sides to get b² by itself.
b² = 63
√b² = √63 Square root both sides to get b by itself.
b = 7.93725
Answer is 7.9 meters, rounded to tenths place
