Answer:
a because a variable cannot be a variable
Answer:
slope = 
Step-by-step explanation:
calculate the slope m using the slope formula
m = 
with (x₁, y₁ ) = (9, 6 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, 5 )
m =
=
= 
8 goes with 3/5: 10 goes with n (n being the number of cups)

Use cross products and we get 8n = 6
Now divide by 8
<u>8n</u> = <u>6
</u><u />8 8
n= 6/8 or 3/4 of a cup of flour.
−8x + 4y = 24 -- (1)
−7x + 7y = 28 -- (2)
Eqn (1) & (2) are simplified as
y - 2x = 6 -- (3)
y - x = 4 -- (4)
By making y the subject of formula in (4), we have
y = x + 4 -- (5)
Substitute x + 4 for y in (3), then
x + 4 - 2x = 6
x - 2x = 6 - 4
- x = 2
x = - 2.
Substitute - 2 for x in (5), then
y = - 2 + 4
y = 2.
Therefore, (x, y) = (- 2, 2) ...Ans.