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Question 206604: solve by system of addition and determine if the equation is independent , dependent or inconsistent
x - y = 3
-6x + 6y =17

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Question 206606: solve by system of addition
3x - 2.5y =7.125
2.5x - 3Y =7.3125

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Question 206625: what are the intercepts of the equation 18x-9y+3z=18?
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Question 206724: Can you help me in translating this statement into equation? "A man has three sums of money invested, one at 4%, one at 5% and one at 3%. His total yearly income from the three investments is P1400. The last investment yields 100 more per year than the other two combined. If he could receive 1% more on each investment, his annual income would be increased by P400. How much does he invested at each rate?
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Question 206714: 2^x * 6^y = 24
2^2x * 3^y = 48
find the value of x and y?

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Question 203395: Solve.
09x+5≤1.7x-2
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0.9≤1.7x-7
0.9-1.7≤1.7x-1.7x-7
-0.8x≤-7
x≥8.75
Please tell me if I had a right answer?
Thank you very much!

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Question 206944: Solve the system of equations by any method.
7x + 15y = 32
x = 3y + 20

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Question 206987: A truck can be rented from Basic Rental for $50 per day plus $0.20 per mile. Roadrunners charges $20 per day plus $0.50 per mile to rent the same truck. How many miles must be driven in a day to make the rental cost for Basic Rental a better deal than that for Roadrunners?

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Question 206991: You need to choose between two telephone plans for local calls. Plan A charges $25 per month for unlimited calls. Plan B has a monthly fee of $13 with a charge of $0.06 per local call. How many local telephone calls in a month make Plan A the better deal?

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Question 206990: You need to choose between two telephone plans for local calls. Plan A charges $25 per month for unlimited calls. Plan B has a monthly fee of $13 with a charge of $0.06 per local call. How many local telephone calls in a month make Plan A the better deal?

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Question 207021: Solve the following system of equations. What is the value of x?
2x + 3y = 7
5x + 4y = 7

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Question 206985: A truck can be rented from Basic Rental for $50 per day plus $0.20 per mile. Roadrunners charges $20 per day plus $0.50 per mile to rent the same truck. How many miles must be driven in a day to make the rental cost for Basic Rental a better deal than that for Roadrunners?

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Question 206985: A truck can be rented from Basic Rental for $50 per day plus $0.20 per mile. Roadrunners charges $20 per day plus $0.50 per mile to rent the same truck. How many miles must be driven in a day to make the rental cost for Basic Rental a better deal than that for Roadrunners?

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Question 207121: Solve the system by the substitution method. Determine whether the equations are independent, dependent, or inconsistent.
3y – x = 5
-x + 2y = -4

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Question 207113: Solve the system by the substitution method. Determine whether the equations are independent, dependent, or inconsistent.
-3x + y = 4
2x – 3y = 9

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Question 207149: Solve the system by the addition method. Determine whether the equations are independent, dependent, or inconsistent.
3x - 2y = -7
x – 5y = 2

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Question 207161: Write a system of two equations in two unknowns. Solve the system by using the substitution method. « The length of a rectangular field is 12 feet longer than the width. If the perimeter is 144 feet, then what are the length and width
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Question 207160: Write a system of two equations in two unknowns. Solve the system by using the substitution method. « The length of a rectangular field is 12 feet longer than the width. If the perimeter is 144 feet, then what are the length and width
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Question 207165: Find the reference angles q for the angles given below. Find the quadrants in which the angles lie. In addition, show all the steps for deriving the answer.
q = 50 degrees
q = 120 degrees
q = 6p/7
q = 3.3
q = 300 degrees
q = -145 degrees

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Question 207166: 0. given f(x) =8x -2 and g(x) = 2x -3 find f-g
1. given f(x) =5x + 4 and g (x) =3x-8 find f.g


2. given f(x) +2 -2x and g(x) = -6 +2, find f+g


3. find the distance between the pair of points (-1, -4) and (-5, -7)


4. find the distance between the pair of points (-2, -6) and (7, -3)


5. find the midpoint of the line segment with the given and points (2,1) and (6,8)


6. find the center and radius of a circle given the following equation of the circle x^2 + y^2 = 100


7. given f(x) = -3x + 2 and g(x) = 2x +9, find (gof)(x)


8. given f(x) = 5x +7 and g(x) = 5x -1 find (fog)(x)


9. write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center(-2, -4) and the radius 6.

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Question 207166: 0. given f(x) =8x -2 and g(x) = 2x -3 find f-g
1. given f(x) =5x + 4 and g (x) =3x-8 find f.g


2. given f(x) +2 -2x and g(x) = -6 +2, find f+g


3. find the distance between the pair of points (-1, -4) and (-5, -7)


4. find the distance between the pair of points (-2, -6) and (7, -3)


5. find the midpoint of the line segment with the given and points (2,1) and (6,8)


6. find the center and radius of a circle given the following equation of the circle x^2 + y^2 = 100


7. given f(x) = -3x + 2 and g(x) = 2x +9, find (gof)(x)


8. given f(x) = 5x +7 and g(x) = 5x -1 find (fog)(x)


9. write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center(-2, -4) and the radius 6.

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Question 207151: Write a system of two equations in two unknowns. Solve the system by using the substitution method. « The length of a rectangular field is 12 feet longer than the width. If the perimeter is 144 feet, then what are the length and width
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Question 207193: For each line, use the given conditions to write an equation in the point-slope form and the slope-intercept form.
Slope = 4, passing through (1, 3)
Slope = 8, passing through (4, –1)
Slope = –5, passing through (–4, –2)
Slope = –2, passing through (0, –3)

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Question 207193: For each line, use the given conditions to write an equation in the point-slope form and the slope-intercept form.
Slope = 4, passing through (1, 3)
Slope = 8, passing through (4, –1)
Slope = –5, passing through (–4, –2)
Slope = –2, passing through (0, –3)

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Question 207309: Find the missing values that solve this equation.
y = 3x

(0, ____) (-1,____) (7,____)

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Question 207593: Solve each system using substitution
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1.the sum of two numbers is 27. one number is 3 more than the other. find the numbers
2.find the two numbers whose sum is 58 and whose difference is 16.
3.the difference between two numbers is 18. twice the smaller number plus 3 times the larger is 74. what are the numbers?

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Question 207645: solve ALL using the substitution method
x-3y=7
-3x+16y=28

y-2x=0
3x+7y=17

r-2s=0
4r-3s=15

3b+2a=2
-2b+a=8

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Question 207645: solve ALL using the substitution method
x-3y=7
-3x+16y=28

y-2x=0
3x+7y=17

r-2s=0
4r-3s=15

3b+2a=2
-2b+a=8

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Question 207663: I need help with this question.
Solve the equations using the substitution method.
5x+6y=14, -3y+x=7

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Question 207859: Find the solution to each systm by the addition (elimination) method.
26. 4s - 5t = 18
6s +10t = -8
I thought i understood this last semester think i an just confusing myself. my answers were t = -2 and s = 7 to me it just doesn't seem right.

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Question 207882: Find the constant value of k so that the line having equation
y =-3/4 x+k is tangent to the circle whose equation is (x-3)^2+(y+4)^2 = 25.

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Question 207946: if possible, solve each system of equations. use any method. if there is not a unique solution to a system state a reason.
3x-11y=9
-9x+33y=18
I want to make sure my reason is right i put no solution equation is dependent.

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Question 207939: solve system using addition method
-6x+y=6
-24x-4y=24
solution
(?,?)

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Question 207938: solve system using addition method
x+2y=20
5x-2y+16
solution
(?,?)

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Question 207937: solve system using substution method
5x+y=2
5y=x+9
solution ?/26,47/?

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Question 207937: solve system using substution method
5x+y=2
5y=x+9
solution ?/26,47/?

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Question 208021: which expression can be substituted for x in the top equation of the system below to solve the system by substitution?
2x+10y=1
x-4y=-4

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Question 207947: Twice one number minus a second number is five. Twice the second number plus the first number is eight. Find the numbers.
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Question 207711: Solve for X, Y, and Z in the following systems of three equations using either substition or elimination methods:
a. X + 2Y + Z = 6
X + Y = 4
3X + Y + Z = 8
b. 10X + Y + Z = 12
8X + 2Y +Z = 11
20X - 10Y - 2Z = 8
c. 22X + 5Y + 7Z = 12
10X + 3Y + 2Z = 5
9X + 2Y + 12Z = 14

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Question 208092: if the first three digits of someones phone number (do not include area code) are 555, how many different phone numbers could they have?
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Question 208094: x + y = 16
x-y=-2
What is the solution of this system?

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Question 208091: a hockey team has red sweater, white swearter, and blue sweater. the team uses red or blue pants and red or white socks. find the number of possible uniforms
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Question 208209: SYSTEM OF 3 EQUATIONS WITH 3 UNKNOWNS

FIND SOLUTION SET FOR THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS:
X -Y +5Z = 2
4X -3Y +5Z = 3
3X -2Y +4Z = 1

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Question 208209: SYSTEM OF 3 EQUATIONS WITH 3 UNKNOWNS

FIND SOLUTION SET FOR THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS:
X -Y +5Z = 2
4X -3Y +5Z = 3
3X -2Y +4Z = 1

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Question 208239: Find the slope and intercept of the line 3x – 2y = -8.

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