First, let's cancel out the x by multiplying 2x + 18y = -9 by -2.
-2 ( 2x + 18y = -9) = -4x -36y = 18
Then, we combine the two equations.
-4x + 4x = 0
18y - 36y = -18y
-27 + 18 = -9
Our new equation is -18y = -9.
Now, divide both sides by -18.
-18y / -18 = y
-9/ -18 = 1/2
y = 1/2
We can plug in a value for y since y = 1/2 now.
Let's use 2x + 18y = -9
Plug in y.
2x + 18(1/2) = -9
2x + 9 = -9
Then, subtract 9 from both sides.
2x = -18
Divide by 2.
2x/2 = x
-18/2 = -9
x = -9
Lastly, we can plug in both x and y values to see it works.
2(-9) + 18(1/2) = -9
-18 + 9 = -9
Therefore, the values of x and y does work.
x = -9
y = 1/2
Here are the pairing:
The first tile should be paired with 4th property
The second tile should be paired with the 1st property
The third tile should be paired with the 3rd property
The fourth tile should be paired with the 2nd property
Everyone has the correct answer except Kiyo.
1 yard = 3 feet = 36 in
so 1 in = 1/36 yard, 1 ft = 1/3 yard.
The volume of the layer of the topsoil, is:
5 in * 23 ft * 17 ft = 5 *(1/36)*23*(1/3)*17*(1/3) yard cubed =
(5*23*17)/(36*3*3)= 1955/324=6.034 yard cubed.
The store only sells increments of 1/4 = 0.25 cubic yards.
we need 6.034/0.25=24.136
So we need to buy 25 (24 will not be enough) increments of 1/4 cubic yards.
Answer: 25 increments of 1/4 cubic yard, that is 25*0.25=6.25 cubic yards.
