first you need to find the least common denominator which in this case it is 40. since 5 and 8 both go into 40.
5/8 = 25/40
3/5 = 24/40
25/40 - 24/40 =1/40
does this make sense to you?
8x + 3y = 20.50
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4x+5y=22.50
=
4x-2y=-2, so you have to divide each number by 2, then
2x-y=-1, so
-y=-1-2x /-1, y=1+2x, then replace it with one original equation like the first one for instance:
8x+3(1+2x)=20.50, then
8x+3+6x=20.50, then
14x=20.50-3
14x=17.5
x=1.25, then solve y:\
y=1+2*(1.25)
y=1+2.5
y=3.5,
So answer is x=1.25, and y=3.5
Answer:
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y + 11 = –2(x + 1.5)
y=mx+b
multiply the bracket by -2
(-2)(x)=-2x
(-2)(1.5)=-3
y+11=-2x-3
move +11 to the other side
sign changes from +11 to -11
y+11-11=-2x-3-11
y=-2x-14
m is also the slope
b= y-intercept
Answer:
y-intercept=-14
