Those two added together are equal to
14 and
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Answer: True</h3>
Explanation:
Technically you could isolate any variable you wanted, from either equation. However, convention is to pick the variable in which isolating it is easiest, and most efficient.
The key thing to look for is if there's a coefficient of 1. This is found in the second equation for the y term. Think of -4x+y = -13 as -4x+1y = -13. Due to the coefficient of 1, when solving for y we won't involve messy fractions.
If you were to solve for y, then you'd get y = 4x-13, which is then plugged in (aka substituted) into the first equation. That allows you to solve for x. Once you know x, you can determine y.
A. Let x = cheese and
y = chocolate
2x + y = 25
x + y = 20
B. Subtract the second equation from the first.
2x + y = 25
-(x + y = 20)
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x = 5
Plug 5 back in to the second equation and solve for y.
x + y = 20
5 + y = 20
Subtract 5 from both sides.
y = 15
5 cheese and 15 chocolate
Used elimination method because coefficients on the y values were both 1 so it was easy to subtract the equations and eliminate the y variable.
A+c=100
3a+2c=275, from the first c=100-a making the 2nd equation become:
3a+2(100-a)=275 perform indicated multiplication on left side
3a+200-2a=275 combine like terms on left side
a+200=275, subtract 200 from both sides
a=75, and since c=100-a
c=100=75=25
So the answer is D. 25 children and 75 adults
Equation 1: a+c=100
Equation 2: 3a+2c=275
You will have approximately $257 at the end of 8 years.
