You use variables for the equation and after you find out the variables you set them equal to each other and see if they are equal
Question 1:
Perimeter = 18ft
area = 15ft²
Question 2:
Perimeter = 11m
Area = 7.5m²
Algebraically you could represent it like this
2*5 + x*3 + y*4 = 25 Multiply 2*5
10 + 3x + 4y = 25 Subtract 10 from both sides.
3x + 4y = 15 Now try this. Let y = 2
3x + 4*2 = 15
3x + 8 = 15 Subtract 8 from both sides.
3x = 15 - 8
3x = 7 Ordinarily you would divide by 3 but the question doesn't let you.
7 is a neat number. You could use 4 + 3
So one answer is
2 fives.
3 Fours
1 Three
You could also do
2 fives
5 threes. Nothing says you must have a four.
You can also do.
3 fives
1 four
2 threes There is nothing to say you can't have another 5
If it's -4+8, -4 is 4 less than 0. 8 is 8 more than 0, also 4+4. so -4+4 would be zero, then there's 4 more and 0+4 is 4
Here, you would make a proportion.
(56/4) = (x/12)
Solve:
(56*12)=4x
4x= 672
x= 168
The answer is 168 minutes.
