Multiply 4 by its reciprocal: 1/8x1/4= 1/32.
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Question:
Brody bought 17 chicken wings for $37.40. What's the unit cost of one wing?
Solution given:
17 chicken wings = $37.40
1chicken wings =$37.40/17*1=$2.2
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Each person should ride the bike for 4 miles, so that every one has to walk 8 miles and ride 4 miles.
If they had 2 bikes, each person will ride for 8 miles, 4 miles on each bike, and then walk 4 miles.
You add two equations together to eliminate a variable. This particular problem is nice, because it's already setup to eliminate X.
3x - 4y = 9
<span>-3x + 2y = 9
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When we add these two together, 3x - 3x cancels each other out, leaving us with 0x, or nothing.
We continue with -4y + 2y (leaves us with -2y) and 9+9 (18).
-2y = 18
18/-2 = -9.
Now we have y = -9, and we can go back into the problems to solve for x.
<span>3x - 4(-9) = 9
</span>
3x + 36 = 9.
3x = -27
x = -9.
Confirm with the final equation:
-3(-9) + 2(-9) = 9
27 - 18 = 9
9 = 9 --- Confirmed.