Joe's Painting: 20x + 100 = y
Steve's Painting: 15x + 120 = y
x = hours worked
y = total income
We can find when the two equations intersect by making them equal to each other. That means we put an equal sign in the middle. So, it would look something like this:
20x + 100 = 15x + 120
First, we have to move the 100 by subtracting it from both sides.
20x = 15x + 120 - (100)
20x = 15x + 20
Then, we need to move the 15x by subtracting it from both sides.
20 - (15x) = 20
5x = 20
Lastly, we need to divide 5 from both sides.
5x = 20/5
x = 4
Therefore, Joe and Steve would have to work for 4 hours in order for their models to be equal to each other.
<h3>Given</h3>
regular paper costs $3.79 per ream
recycled paper costs $5.49 per ream
$582.44 was spent for 116 reams
<h3>Find</h3>
the numbers of reams of each type that were purchased
<h3>Solution</h3>
Let r and g represent the numbers of reams of regular and recycled ("green") paper, respectively.
... r + g = 116 . . . . . . . . 116 reams were purchased
... 3.79r + 5.49g = 582.44 . . . . this is the total cost of the purchase
Solve the first equation for r and substitute that into the second equation.
... r = 116 - g
... 3.79(116 - g) + 5.49g = 582.44 . . . . . use the expression for r
... 1.70g + 439.64 = 582.44 . . . . . . . . . simplify
... g = (582.44 -439.64)/1.70 = 84 . . . . subtract the constant, divide by 1.70
... r = 116 -84 = 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . use the equation for r
32 regular reams and 84 recycled reams were purchased
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