Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
If
, then
. It follows that
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Technically we are done, but some more simplification can be made. We can get a common denominator between 1/(x+h) and 1/x.

Now we can cancel the h in the numerator and denominator under the assumption that h is not 0.

If you have multiple equations with multiple variables, you can either do clever substitutions, or turn it into a matrix on which you can perform linear combinations or multiplications (Gauss elimination)
1 1 1 1
2 1 -1 8
1 -1 1 -5
(note how the above 3 rows represent the 3 equations, just got rid of the variables, plus sign and equals sign)
subtract row1 from row3, that eliminates x and z from row 3.
1 1 1 1
2 1 -1 8
0 -2 0 -6
divide row3 by -2, that will give y a factor of 1
1 1 1 1
2 1 -1 8
0 1 0 3
The last row now says y=3
$16 was only for the layer.
$52-$16= cost of the cupcakes in total.
$36=cost of all cupcakes
36/24= cost of one cupcake
1.5= cost of one cupcake
each cupcake costs $1.50
we have

Complete the square. Remember to balance the equation by adding the same constants to each side


Rewrite as perfect squares


therefore
the answer is
the solutions are

Pie r squared is the area of a circle, so 9^2(3.14etc) = so 255 square yards. So 255 x 15 = $3,825