<span>Michelle
family drove 272.48 miles.
=> Michelle calculated that they drove 26.2 miles per gallon of gas.
Question: how many gallons of gas did the car use?
=> Unit rate = 26.2 miles per gallon
Now, they travelled a total of 272.48 miles.
To get the answer let’s divide the total miles they travel to the number of
miles for each gallon of gas.
=> 272.48 / 26.2 = 10.2
Thus, they need 10.2 gallon of gas to get to their destination.</span>
X square + 1x + 4x + 4
X(x+1)+4(x+1)
(X+1)(x+4)
The equation given in the question has two unknown variables in the form of "x" and "y". The exact value of "x" and "y" cannot be determined as two equations are needed to get to the exact values of "x" and "y". This equation can definitely be used to show the way for determining the values of "x" in terms of "y"and the value of "y" in terms of "x". Now let us check the equation given.
2x - 5y = - 15
2x = 5y - 15
2x = 5(y - 3)
x = [5(y - 3)]/2
Similarly the way the value of y can be determined in terms of "x" can also be shown.
2x - 5y = - 15
-5y = - 2x - 15
-5y = -(2x + 15)
5y = 2x + 15
y = (2x +15)/5
= (2x/5) + (15/5)
= (2x/5) + 3
So the final value of x is [5(y -3)]/2 and the value of y is (2x/5) + 3.
