Answer:
26.
Step-by-step explanation:

<span>Granola bars cost $1 each and the yogurt is $.50 per cup. If we plug this in to each equation, you'll see that 12 granola bars equals $12, and 7 cups of yogurt equals $3.50, for a total of $15.50. The second statement would yield $6 + $5.50, which equals $11.50.</span>
<span>If </span><span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>x</span><span>≠</span><span><span><span>0</span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>x≠0</span></span><span>, then </span><span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>x</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span><span><span><span><span>−</span><span /></span><span><span>−</span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span><span><span>√</span></span><span /></span></span></span><span /></span><span><span>x</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span><span>=</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>x2x=</span></span>
A counter-example could be
There are more than 3 marbles in the bag, and the other ones are red.
Hope this helps!
2/9 - 7/12
First, multiply to find a common denominator. Multiply both pieces of the left fraction by 12, and both pieces of the right fraction by 9.
24/108 - 63/108 = -39/108 = -13/36
a= -13
b= 36