<u>Answers</u>
19 fiction books
7 nonfiction books
<u>Explanation</u>
x + y = 26 ............................................. (i)
x – y = 12 ............................................ (ii)
Elliot added the two equations and the result was
2x = 38.
Dividing both sides by 2;
x = 19
There are 19 fiction books.
Substituting x in equation (i),
x + y = 26 when x = 19
19 + y = 26
y = 26 - 19
= 7
There are 7 nonfiction books
About 204 students would choose summer , I found this because 25% is one quarter of a whole and to get the whole you multiply by four so take 51 and multiply by four to get 204
Answer:
$27
Step-by-step explanation:
If the table was marked up 125%, you can find the retail price of it this way:
20 + 1.25(20) = retail price
$45 = retail price.
To find 40% off of that, use
$45 - .4($45) = sale price
$27 = sale price (aka discount price)
Since the triangles are similar the ratios of the lengths of corresponding sides are equal.
tan Q = opp/adj = RS/QS = YZ/XZ = 9/12 = 3/4
Now, If the exponent was negative like you asked....
