Write an equation system based on the problem
For an instance, e stands for the price of a carton of eggs, and b stands for the price of a loaf of bread
"Kate bought 3 cartons of eggs and 5 loaves of bread for $30.07" could be written as 3e + 5b = 30.07 (first equation)
"Melissa bought 2 cartons of eggs and 2 loaves of bread for $14.74" could be written as 2e + 2b = 14.74 (second equation)
Solve the equation system using elimination method
Eliminate b to find e. To eliminate b, we should equalize the coefficient of b.
3e + 5b = 30.07 (multiplied by 2)
2e + 2b = 14.74 (multiplied by 5)
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6e + 10b = 60.14
10e + 10b = 73.70
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-4e = -13.56
e = -13.56/-4
e = 3.39
The price for a carton of eggs is $3.39
Ok, so first off you need to remember that your goal is to get x alone.
How do you do this? Well, let's get rid of that pesky negative ten, shall we?
The opposite of a negative is positive, so you can move negative ten to the other side of the problem by adding ten. Make sure that you do operations on both sides. Once you add, you have 3x=18. When a number is right next door to an x, it means it is being multiplied. To get rid of the three, divide by three on both sides. Now your get x=6, which is your answer. Hopefully, I explained this well! :D
The answer is D 1 and 17/60
Answer: The last one 15
+15g
Step-by-step explanation:
The last one , is not equivalent because after simplifying the expression, you will get 15g^2 + 45g and the last one doesn't match to it.
