Hey there,
solving for a is just like you think of all other letter as a constant
i.e the only variable is a
so you need to subtract b as a start
d=a+b-c/3
-b -b
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-b+d=a-c/3 now it's time to add c/3 (isolate a by itself in one side)
-b+d=a-c/3
+c/3 +c/3
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c/3-b+d=a
Hence you have solved for a
First one single solution second no solution 3rd one single forth one infinity and last 2 are single and infinity
If you would like to write each rate as a unit rate, you can do this using the following steps:
$2 ... 5 cans of a soup
$1 ... x cans of a soup = ?
2 * x = 5 * 1
2 * x = 5
x = 5 / 2
x = 2.5 cans of a soup per $1
$2 ... 5 cans of a soup
$x = ? ... 1 can of a soup
2 * 1 = 5 * x
2 = 5 * x
x = 2 / 5
x = $0.4 per 1 can of a soup
Step-by-step explanation:
y-y₁=m(x-x₁)
1-(-4)=m(4-3)
5=m
One hundred twenty and ninety-five hundredths ?
