Answer:
x + y = 24
16x + 20y = 434
x = 11.5
y = 12.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Part A:
x + y = 24
16x + 20y = 434
Part B:
simplify the second equation to find a "kind of answer" to a variable,
so we could simplify it to either y = 21.7 - 0.8x or x = 27.125 - 1.25y
in this case we will use y = 21.7 - 0.8x
substitute your new value of y into the first equation:
x + (21.7 - 0.8x) = 24
now, we can solve this to find the actual value of x: x = 11.5
so plug in your real x value to the simplified second equation (y = 21.7 - 0.8x)
you get y = 12.5
this tells you how many hours the machine spent on making each type of item
