Rearrange slightly...
12xy-8y-9x+6 now factor 1st and 2nd pair of terms
4y(3x-2)-3(3x-2)
(4y-3)(3x-2)
Answer:
16.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Y = 3x - 1 ---- (1)
x - y = -9 ---- (2)
From Equation 2:
x - y = - 9
x + 9 = y
y = x + 9 --- (2a)
(1) - (2a):
0 = 3x - x - 1 - 9
0 = 2x - 10
2x - 10 = 0
2x = 10
x = 5 ---- sub into (1)
y = 3(5) - 1
y = 15 - 1
y = 14
Answer:
A positive number.
Any negative subtracted from a positive will always be positive.