9x-72=
9÷9= 1
72÷9=8
so... x-8
<span>1m +
35cm = .35m +
3m +
90cm =.90 m +
25mm = .025m +
</span>
<span><span>+ 1.0 m
+ 0.35m
+ 3.0 m
+ 0.90 m
+ 0.025m</span>
= 5.275 meters
</span>
So I think you should set up an equation like this: 14.95x+16.88y=131.18 , x+y=8
so x=8-y, plug this into the original equation:
14.95(8-y)+16.88y=131.18
Evaluate: 119.60-14.95y+16.88y=131.18
Combine like terms: 119.60+1.93y=131.18
Subtract 119.60 from both sides. You get: 1.93y=11.58
Divide both sides by 1.93. You get y=6
Plug into second equation: x+y=8 ---> x+6=8 and solve for x. x=2
Christine bought 2 video games and 6 CDs. 14.95(2)+16.88(6)=131.18
They are same side interior!! Not alternate, they’d be on opposite sides of the line