A. 12*x + 2*y = 90
6*x + 2*y = 60
To write system of equation you just need to sum all solo and ensemble acts and make it equal to how much they will last for.
B. Here we can multiply second equation with negative 1 and add it to first equation.
6x = 30
x = 5
now we replace x in any of 2 equations to get y.
30+2y = 60
2y = 30
y=15
Solo acts are 5 minutes long and ensemble acts are 15 minutes long
well, the recursive rule of aₙ = aₙ₊₁ + 7, where a₁ = 15, is simply saying that
we start of at 15, and the next term is obtained by simply adding 7, and so on.
well, that's the recursive rule.
so then let's use that common difference and first term for the explicit rule.

Answer:
x=12 and the scale factor is 1.5
Step-by-step explanation:
From D' to F' is 7.5 and from D to F is 5cm the difference is 2.5. From F' to E' is x and from F to E is 8. This is just understanding what you can see. You find x by figuring out the ratio from 5 to 7.5 is and 8 to x or vise versa. It depends which way you are going. I think you are going from E,D,F to E',D',F'. So from 5cm to 7.5 cm. This is 1.5 because you are dividing 7.5/5. If you needed to find x, it would be 12.
The answer is
y = (-x) - 1