Simplest method: elimination.
Subtract the first equation from the second one.
(2a+b=-33)-(a+b=-10) gets you to a=-23.
Now plug that in for a and solve.
-23 +b=-10
b=13
Answer:
<em>He bought 6 hotdogs and 2 drinks</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>System of Equations</u>
Kevin and his children went into a restaurant and bought $31.50 worth of hotdogs and drinks. Each hotdog costs $4.50 and each drink costs $2.25.
To solve the system of equations, we'll call the variables:
x = number of hotdogs
y = number of drinks
The first condition yields the equation:
4.50x + 2.25y = 31.50 [1]
It's also known he bought 3 times as many hotdogs as drinks, thus:
x = 3y [2}
Substituting [2] in [1]:
4.50(3y) + 2.25y = 31.50
Operating:
13.5y + 2.25y = 31.50
15.75y = 31.50
y = 31.50/15.75
y = 2
And
x = 3*2 = 6
He bought 6 hotdogs and 2 drinks
Answer: 20, 140, 240
Step-by-step explanation:
The answer is: "p = 2" .
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Explanation:
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Given:
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" 8p + 8 = 10 + 7p " ; Solve for "p" ;
Subtract "7p" from each side of the equation; & subtract "8" from each side of the equation; as follows:
8p + 8 − 7p − 8 = 10 + 7p − 7p <span>− 8 ;
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to get:
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"p = 2 " ; which is our answer.
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