C = # of carpenter hrs , b = # of blacksmith hrs
c + b = 30...c = 30 - b
20c + 25b = 690
20(30 - b) + 25b = 690
600 - 20b + 25b = 690
-20b + 25b = 690 - 600
5b = 90
b = 90/5
b = 18 <== hrs worked as blacksmith
c + b = 30
c + 18 = 30
c = 30 - 18
c = 12 <== hrs worked as carpenter
First thing to do is to solve each of these for y. The first one is y=-4x-3; the second one is y=4x-21; the third one is y=4x+21; the fourth one is y=-4x+3. From that you can tell the positive slopes are found in the second and third equations. Those are the ones we will test now for the point (3, -9). y=-9 and x=3, so let's fill in accordingly. The second equation filled in is -9=4(3)-21. Does the left side equal the right when we do the math? -9=12-21 and -9=-9. So the second one works. Just for the sake of completion, let's do the same with the third: -9=4(3)+21. Does -9=12+21? Of course it doesn't. Our equation is the second one above, y+9=4(x-3).
Answer: B
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x=9
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