Try using PEMDAS,
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
So just do the problem in that order.
*see attachment for the figure referred to
Answer/Step-by-step explanation:
1. PN = 29
MN = 13
PM = ?
(Segment addition postulate)
(subtract MN from each side)
(substitute)


2. PN = 34, MN = 19, PM = ?
(sediment addition postulate)
(subtract MN from each side)
(substitute)


3. PM = 19, MN = 23, PN = ?
(Segment addition postulate)
(substitute)

4. MN = 82, PN = 105, PM = ?
(segment addition postulate)
(subtract MN from each side)
(substitute)


5. PM = 100, MN = 100, PN = ?
(Segment addition postulate)
(substitute)

Answer:
(x, y) = (-6, 3)
Step-by-step explanation:
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Use the first equation to substitute for y in the second:
2x +3(-2x -9) = -3
2x -6x -27 = -3
-4x = 24 . . . . . . . . . add 27, simplify
x = -6 . . . . . . . . . . . divide by -4
y = -2(-6) -9 = 12 -9 = 3
The solution is (x, y) = (-6, 3).
Joseph was swimming faster because 1/12 of a mile per minute is around 5 miles per hour so Joseph was swimming 0.5 miles per hour faster than Joe.