5x + 2y = 6
3x + y = 4....multiply by -2
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5x + 2y = 6
-6x - 2y = -8 (result of multiplying by -2)
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-x = -2
x = 2
5x + 2y = 6
5(2) + 2y = 6
10 + 2y = 6
2y = 6 - 10
2y = -4
y = -4/2
y = -2 <=== here it is
When we say that 2y is 2 times greater than y, this means that if we divide 2y by 2 we will get the y.
Similarly, to know the decimal that is less that 0.8 by 10 times, simply divide 0.8 by 10 as follows:
decimal = 0.8 / 10 = 0.08
This means that 0.8 is 10 times larger than 0.08
Answer:
the photo is black..i cant see the question...
Step-by-step explanation:
Ok, so since it doesn't give a value for "my age", we'll call it x. So the sentence translates into an equation...
200 reduced means... 200 -
by 2 times my age means... 2x
equals 16 means... = 16
200 - 2x = 16
Now let's solve for x to find "my age"
First subtract 200 from each side to begin to isolate x
-2x = -184
Divide each side by -2 to isolate x
x = -184/-2
x = 92
I'm 92 years old!
Raphael works 12 hours each week. He earns £4 per hour. Tom saves 1/3 of earnings each week. How many weeks does it take Tom to save £80?
5 weeks
