Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
-2x + 6y = -34
-x + 3y = -17
x = 3y +17
Sub this into 1st eqn
5(3y + 17) + 2y = 21
15y + 85 + 2y =21
17y = -64
y = -3.7647 (to 5 sig. fig.)
y = -3.8 (to nearest tenth)
Sub y = -3.7647 into 2nd eqn
x = 3(-3.7647) +17
x = 5.7 (to nearest tenth)
180- 113 = 67
180- 67= 113
<5= 67
<2=113
Fractional index means "xth root of". Negative index means a fraction. So together, what it really means is:
![\frac{1}{\sqrt[5]{32}} = \frac{1}{2}.](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B%5Csqrt%5B5%5D%7B32%7D%7D%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D.)
16 yards will cost $199.84 assuming there is no tax. We know this because
12.49 X 16 = 199.84