Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
-9x - 15y = -6
9x + 11y = 14
-4y = 8
y = -2
3x - 10 = 2
3x = 12
x = 4
(4, -2)
-x - y = 8
2x - y = -1
Ok, we are going to solve this in 2 parts. First we have to solve for one of the variables in one of the equation in terms of the other variable. I like to take the easiest equation first and try to avoid fractions, so let's use the first equation and solve for x.
-x - y = 8 add y to each side
-x = 8 + y divide by -1
x = -8 - y
So now we have a value for x in terms of y that we can use to substitute into the other equation. In the other equation we are going to put -8 - y in place of the x.
2x - y = -1
2(-8 - y) - y = -1 multiply the 2 through the parentheses
-16 - 2y - y = -1 combine like terms
-16 - 3y = -1 add 16 to both sides
-3y = 15 divide each side by -3
y = -5
Now we have a value for y. We need to plug it into either of the original equations then solve for x. I usually choose the most simple equation.
-x - y = 8
-x - (-5) = 8 multiply -1 through the parentheses
-x + 5 = 8 subtract 5 from each side
-x = 3 divide each side by -1
x = -3
So our solution set is
(-3, -5)
That is the point on the grid where the 2 equations are equal, so that is the place where they intersect.
Answer:
We can eliminate the second and third options because marking something up doesn't result in a number less than the original. Since we are told to select 3 options and there are 3 answer choices left we select the first, fourth, and fifth statements.
We need to divide the number of inches by the number of hours.
Let's first convert the two numbers into fractions.
12 1/2 = 25/2
25 1/2 = 51/2
(25/2) / (51/2) = 25/2 * 2/51 = 50/102 = 25/51 = 0.49
The average rainfall was approximately 0.5 inches per hour.
