Answer:
6 pounds.
Step-by-step explanation:
70-25.36= 44.64 (the amount of money she spent)
44.64/7.44 (per pound cost)= 6
Recall that

. So we can add twice the first equation to the second one to get

Since

, we have

so

If

, then

If

, then

So the solution set is
Answer: 10
Step-by-step explanation:
20/2=10
pairs of two
Divide by 5 each side
X+2=4
Subtract 2 from each side
X=2
5(2+2)=20
Does work
In algebra when isolating (leaving alone on one side) x, you do the opposite operation, thus multiplying when you are trying to get rid of a division and vice versa