2p+6a=$14
3p+9a=$21
3p+9a=21
Subtract 9a
3p=21-9a
divide all by 3
p=7-3a
plug it into start equations
2p+6a=14
2(7-3a)+6a=14
14-6a....+6a=14
this zeroes out...
Yes, the 36" shelf can hold all 24 books. As 5/4=1.25" meaning, you take 1.25X24=30". So 24 books only take up 30 inches of a 36 inch shelf.
If you draw out a coordinate plane you will see that they , on their Y access, are both nine witch means that they a horizontal line so all you have to do is subtract the x access witch is 3.
hope this helped
Answer: Goes up by 4s
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