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The first step for solving this expression is to write the division as a fraction.
x +

× x
Calculate the product.

Remember that if a term doesn't have an exponent,, it is considered that the exponent for that term is 1. This changes the expression to the following:

Now multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents.

Finally,, add the numbers together to get your final answer.
x +

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Answer:
x = -2 and y = 2
Step-by-step explanation:
We have the following system of linear equations;
y=x+4
y=-2x-2
To solve the above system, we shall be equating the right hand sides of the two equations since we have y's on the left hand side of both equations;
x + 4 = -2x - 2
add 2x on both sides of the equation;
x + 4 + 2x = -2x - 2 + 2x
3x + 4 = -2
subtract 4 on both sides of the equation;
3x + 4 - 4 = -2 - 4
3x = -6
x = -2
We can use the first equation y=x+4 to determine the value of y;
y = -2 + 4
y = 2
The solution to the system of linear equations is thus;
x = -2 and y = 2
The number of people increased by 2.
This means as a ratio it is now 6/4 as many as originally planned.
6/4 can be reduced to 3/2.
The time and the number of people are inversely proportional, so the food would last 2/3 ( inverse is flipping the original ratio over) the original length of time.
This means the length of time the food lasts is reduced by 1/3, which is 33.3%