Answer:
6 items are being purchased
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that variable p represents the number of items being purchased, and the variable t represents the time required to ring up the customer, If it takes 44 seconds to ring up a customer then the number of items being purchased may be computed by substituting the value of t into the given equation
t = 4p + 20.
Using t = 44
44 = 4p + 20
collect like terms or subtract 20 from both sides
44 - 20 = 4p
24 = 4p
Divide both sides by 4
24/4 = p
p = 6
(I know there isnt any real problem here to solve, but heres a tip on how to solve greatest to least with decimal problems)
1. Just because a number looks big, doesn't mean it is big
Example: 1.00000000000001 < 1.1
just look at the numbers ^ and dont just hastily read it over assuming that 1.1 is smaller because it "has less digits"
2. Negative numbers are... opposite. and they are less than positive numbers
-3.4 > -4.1
Why is this? Well, if you look on a line, with the point 0 in the middle, you can see that -3.4 is not as far away from 0 as -4.1 is. So the idea is to apply opposite logic for negative numbers
I hope these tips helped!! :D
Answer:
x=-8 and y=9
Step-by-step explanation:
rewrite the equations to x+2y=10,3x+4y=12
sub 2y from both sides x+2y-2y=10-2y
substitue x=10-2y in 3x +4y=12
3(-2y+10)+4y=12
distribute
add-30 to both sides
divide both sides by -2
y=9
sustitute 9 for y in -2y+10=x
x=-8
