He'll make 7 cuts. If you can't see that that is the answer, draw a diagram.
<span>7 * 5 = ?</span>
Answer:
-1/3
Step-by-step explanation:
Slope is defined as "rise over run". If you count out the units, you should be able to see that your rise is 1 and your run is 3 and is pointing downward, so your answer is -1/3.
Alternatively you could use Slope Formula: 
Answer:
x = 7
y = -2
Step-by-step explanation:
There are 2 equations. The substitution method takes one equation and puts it into the other and solves for 1 variable. Then you take that answer and put into any one equation and solve for the other variable.
Since equation #2 is already given for y = SOMETHING, we take that something and put it into "y" of the 1st equation. Shown below:

We got x = 7
Now, we know from Equation #2, y = x - 9, so
y = x - 9
y = 7 - 9
y = -2
Hence,
y = -2
In coordinate pair, the answer is (7, -2)