The answer is X=-7 and X=6
Power of a power as applied to exponents is the following:
The power of a power is the product of the exponents, or
(x^a)^b = x^(ab)
For example
(5^2)^3=5^(2*3)=5^6=15625
A. 2x+y=25; x+y=20
x represents cheese wafers and y represents chocolate wafers.
B. I will choose elimination since there is y and y. I can multiply one equation by -1 to get y and -y, which cancels out.
2x+y=25
-x-y=-20
Add equations
x=5
Plug x in
5+y=20
y=15
Final answer: 5 cheese wafers, 15 chocolate wafers
