Answer:
x=3/8, y=-7/8. (3/8, -7/8).
Step-by-step explanation:
y=-5x+1
y=3x-2
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-5x+1=3x-2
-5x-3x+1=-2
-8x+1=-2
-8x=-2-1
-8x=-3
8x=3
x=3/8
y=3(3/8)-2=9/8-2=9/8-16/8=-7/8
Answer:
wives
sacks
cats
kits
Suppose the man in the St. Ives poem has x wives, each wife has x sacks, each sack has x cats, and each cat has x kits. Write an expression using exponents that represents the total number of kits, cats, sacks, and wives going to St .Ives.
Step-by-step explanation:
wives
If each of the "x" wives has "x" sacks, so the number of sacks is:
sacks
If each of the "x" wives has "x" sacks, and each sack has "x" cats, so the number of cats is:
cats
If each of the "x" wives has "x" sacks, and each sack has "x" cats, and each cat has "x" kits, so the number of kits is:
kits
Answer: x=1
Step-by-step explanation: I don't know how to explain it.