The thief originally stole 64 plants.
<h3>What is arithmetic?</h3>
In mathematics, it deals with numbers of operations according to the statements.
Here,
Let the number of plants originally stolen by the thief be x.
On the way out, the thief meets three security guards, one after another. To each security guard, the thief is forced to give one-half of the plants that he still had, plus 2 more.
Here,
For gourd 1 the planet is given = 1/2 x
For gourd 2 the planet is given = 1/2 * 1/2 x = 1/4 x
For gourd 3 the planet is given = 1/2*1/4 x = 1/8 x
Total plant given to the gourds = 1/2x +1/4x +1/8x + 2 = 7/x/8x +2
Finally, the thief leaves the nursery with 10 plants
x - 7x/8 + 2 = 10
x/8 = 8
x = 64
Thus, the thief stole 64 plants.
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You can graph them on Desmos, then use this attachment to find out the classification.
In the first system, they're the same line and have infinitely many solutions, therefore the answer is consistent, dependent.
In the second system, they're parallel lines with no solution, therefore the answer is inconsistent.
In the third system, they intersect and they have one solution, therefore the answer is consistent, independent.
In the fourth system, they're the same line and have infinitely many solutions, therefore the answer is consistent, dependent.
Simple. Just add/subtract each term. 4n-2n=2n. 8m+7m=15m.
This is very basic stuff.