Greetings!Solve for <em>x</em>.
Distribute the Parenthesis. <em>How?</em> Multiply all of the terms inside the parenthesis by the number outside the parenthesis.


Add
6y to both sides.


Divide both sides by
-2.
The Answer Is:


Hope this helps.
-Benjamin
X = 7
y = 10
x + y = 700
7x + 10y = 6400
10x + 10y = 7000
(-) 7x + 10y = 6400
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3x = 600
x = 200
200 + y = 700
y = 500
45.864, because 57.33 divided by 100 is 0.5733 that multiplied by 80 is 45.864