There are 3 methods to solve this. elimination substitution and graphing but i am going to use the elimination method.
x+2y=17
<u> x-y =2
</u> 0+3y =15 ( subtracted down to eliminate the x)( x-x=0, 2y-(-y)=3y, and 17-2=15)
3y=15 (divide both sides by 3 to solve for y)
y=5
<u>substitute the y=5 in any of the above equations and solve for x
ie... ( </u>meaning where you find y in the equation, u replace it with a 5)
it will be easier to solve for x in (x-y=2) so i will use that one.
x-(5)=2 ( add 5 on both sides to solve for x)
x=7
s = hours it takes the small pipe on its own.
L = hours it takes the large pipe on its own.
we know the small pipe can do it in 11 hours total, so s = 11, so, how much of the whole job has the small done in 1 hour only?
well, if it takes 11 hours to do the whole thing, in 1 hour it has done only 1/11 of the whole job.
we know both pipes working together can do it in 6 hours flat. So in 1 hour only, both of them have done only 1/6 of the whole thing.
in that 1 hour, how much has the large one done? well, it has only done 1/L of the job.

and you can round that up as needed.
Answer: The required ratio will be

Step-by-step explanation:
Since we have given that
Ratio of AD to AB is 3:2
Length of AB = 30 inches
So, it becomes

So, Length of AD becomes

Now, at either end , there is a semicircle.
Radius of semicircle along AB is given by

So, Area of semicircle along AB and CD is given by

Radius of semicircle along AD is given by

Area of semicircle along AD and BC is given by

And the combined area of the semicircles is given by

Area of rectangle is given by

Hence, Ratio of the area of the rectangle to the combined area of the semicircles is given by

Hence, the required ratio will be

D. independent -- Number of Months
dependent -- Total Cost
The dependent Variable depends on the independent variable so, as the number of months change, the total cost changes.