The equation looks like this:
26=x*3.5+8.50
where x is the number of pen you bought.
We solve it like this:
first, we subtract 8.50 from both sides:
17.50 =3.5*x
now we divide both sides by 3.5:
5=x
so you purchased 5 pens.
Subtract 2 from both sides.
Your equation will be: 4x+3=x
Subtract 4x from both sides.
Yoir equation will be: 3= -3x
Divide by -3x on both sides.
Your final answer: x=-1
No; you can not have an x-value go to more than one y-value
For the answer to the question above, I believe the answer is simply <u><em>8.
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2 groups divided into four participants. So all in all people needed is 8.
I hope this helped you. Have a nice day!
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