John has about 1.09 m of rope.
31 cm is 0.31 m
soo 0.33 + 0.45 + 0.31 = 1.09
Take second equation here,
2x + 9 = -12
2x = -12 - 9
2x = -21
Multiply by 2,
4x = -42
Now, substitute the vaue of 4x in 1st equation,
-42 - y = 2
-y = 2 + 42
y = -44
In short, Your Answer would be -44
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To determine the number of cars that will be sold by the year 2020, we will use the equation,
N = (N1)(1 - r)^(t)
where N1 is the starting number of cars, r is the rate of the decrease, and t is the number of years from 2012. Substituting the konwn values,
N = (500)(1 - 0.028)^(8)
N = 398.38
The closest integer to the calculated value is 398. Thus, the answer is 398 cars.
