The value of x in the equation is 26.7
<h3>How to solve an equation?</h3>
0.75x + 1.5y = 40
−1.5x − 1.5y = −60
add both equation to eliminate y .
Therefore,
−1.5x + 0.75x = -0.75x
1.5y + (- 1.5y) = 0
40 + (-60) = -20
Hence,
-0.75x = - 20
divide both sides by -0.75
-0.75x / -0/75 = - 20 / -0.75
x = - 20 / -0.75
x = 26.6666666667
x = 26.7
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Answer:
15 answers
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this question we need to set up an equation.
Let's name the number of incorrect answers x.
<u>We can set up an equation that's essentially:</u>
(Points for correct answer)*(number of correct answers)+(points for incorrect answer)*(number of incorrect answers)=final score
When we plug in our numbers and variables it looks like this:
5(3)+(-2x)=-15
Simplify
15-2x=-15
Subtract 15 from both sides
-2x=-30
Divide both sides by -2
x=15
This means Smitha attempted 15 wrong answers, and that there were 18 questions in total.
7/8 + 7/12 = 35/24 = 1 11/24
