Step-by-step explanation:
Given that,
a + 2b = 17
Also,
2a + b = 4
By adding the above expressions we get,
a + 2b + 2a + b = 17 + 4
3a + 3b = 21.
3 (a + b) = 21
a + b = 21/3
a + b = 7 Let us take 'b' = 10
a + 10 = 7
a = 7 - 10
a = -3
Now let's check by verifying by putting a = -3 and b = 10 in the previous expressions
a + 2b = 17
-3 + (2 × 10) = 17
-3 + 20 = 17
17 = 17
2a + b = 4
(2 × -3) + 10 = 4
-6 + 10 = 4
4 = 4
Therefore, a = -3 and b = 10 [(-3,10)] is the solution.
The answer to your problem is 189,728
Woah. thats pretty tough for a middle schooler! (im in the middle school part)
Answer: 2 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
if you have 3 groups of 2 apples and the goal was to have 5, 2 groups would make 4 apples, then you would only need half of a group to make 5 since half of 2 is 1
Answer:
y = -2x - 1 ; slope = -2, y-intercept = (0, -1)
Step-by-step explanation:
to get the slope and y intercept, you need to put the equation into slope-intercept form: y = mx + b
the term mx is the slope of the line, and b is the y-intercept
to do this, you need to solve for y, so get y by itself by subtracting 8x from the left side
8x + 4y = -4
-8x. -8x
4y = -8x - 4
divide both sides by 4 to get y alone
4y/4 = y
-8x/4 = -2x
-4/4 = -1
y = -2x - 1 is the final equation
the slope of the line is -2 (also can be said as -2/1), and the line intercepts the y-axis at (0,-1)
