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What is the speed of each car? 2010-11-04
From Jennifer:
two cars are 420 miles apart and traveling towards each other along the same road. They meet in 3.5 hours. One car is traveling 15mph slower than the other. What is the speed of each car? This must be solved using a system of equation, I have no idea?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
A system of equations 2010-03-30
From samantha:
the equations of two lines are 6x-y=4 and y=4x +2.what is the value of x in the solution for this system of equations?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The sides of a 30-60-90 triangle 2010-03-29
From maris:
Find the sides of a 30-60-90 triangle whose perimeter is 6. The solution must use systems of equations using 3 variables.
Answered by Penny Nom.
How many CDs and videos did the store sell? 2010-03-01
From dawn:
A used book store started selling CDs and videos. In the first week,the store sold 40 used CDs and videos,at 4.00 per CD and 6.00 per video.The sales for both CDs and videos totaled 180.00 she wrote a system of equations to represent the situation.Then she graph the system of equations

thanks- Dawn

Answered by Tyler Wood.
A right triangle 2009-10-12
From Josseph:
A right triangle has an area of 84ft sq. and a hypotenuse 25ft long. What are the lengths of the other two sides?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Simultaneous equations 2009-08-28
From onias:
solve 3/a - 2/b = 1/2 , 5/a + 3/b = 29/12
Answered by Robert Dawson.
A rectangular park 2009-02-06
From Debbie:
A park named Writer's Rectangle opened in town. When asked about the dimensions of the rectangle, the city planner, responded with these clues: ---The diagonals of the rectangular park plus its longer sides together measure seven times one of the shorter sides. ---The length of one diagonal is 250 m longer than one of the shorter sides. Use this information to find the area of the park.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The substitution method 2009-02-06
From amber:
Pleasse help me with this problem
x+y=-2
y-2x=1

Answered by Penny Nom.
solving four simultaneous equations 2008-07-18
From Muhammad:
-2B-2C+4E=1 A+B+C+D=0 -2B-2C-2D+E=0 B+C+4D-2E=0
Answered by Janice Cotcher.
Cows and chickens 2008-06-16
From damebochie:
I got this problem and want to write a system of equation for it:
Farmer Joe has cows and chickens on his farm. One day he count 76 legs and 24 heads. How many cows and how many chickens are on the farm? write a system of equations and solve.
I don't have any problem to solve it, but I just can;t see how I am going to write this system of equation. Thank you so much for helping?

Answered by Harley Weston.
System of equations 2007-12-06
From Jenn:
change the equation,x-y=4 to form y=mx+b the solution to the system of equations y=2x and y=-x+3 is
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Chicken and goat feet 2007-12-05
From Kim:
Old McDonald raises goats and chickens. The animals have a total of 100 heads adn 360 feet. How many goats and how many chickens does Mr. McDonald have?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
Four triangles in a square 2007-10-15
From Kristina:
A square with side lengths of 6 cm is divided into 3 right triangles and a larger isosceles triangle. If the three right triangles have equal area, find the exact area of the isosceles triangle.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Substitution method 2007-10-11
From Kevin:
3xx+2y=-36-y=11
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Solving four simultaneous equations (system of four linear equations) 2007-10-07
From Johan:
I need some help in solving this question
x + 2y - 3z + 4w = 12
2x + 2y - 2z + 3w = 10
0 + y + z + 0 = -1
x - y + z - 2w = -4

Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Two equations in two unknowns 2007-09-14
From CAMEILA:
NEED T0 SOLVE THIS EQUATION

Y = -2X + 6
Y + 6 = 2x

Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
What happens when you have zero's on both sides? 2007-06-05
From Lily:
On the substitution method what happens when you have zero's on both sides of the equation? Is that considered no solution or infinitely many?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
System of equations 2007-05-24
From Chris:
Find all real solutions (x,y,z,w) of the system of equations:
2y= x + x/17, 2z= y + y/17, 2w = z + z/17, 2x= w + w/17

Answered by Penny Nom.
A system of equations 2006-11-13
From Katrina:
solve the system of equations using either the substitution or the elimination method. 2x-3y= -12 and -4x+6y=15
Answered by Penny Nom.
Simultaneous Equations 2005-12-21
From Matt:
I have these two equations,
336 = 60a + 10b
and
432 = 84a + 6b
Am I right in saying both a and b are 4.8?

Answered by Penny Nom.
y = x+2 and y = 2x - 1 2005-05-03
From Kimberley:
Question: y=x+2 y=2x-1
Answered by Penny Nom.
The substitution method 2004-11-28
From A student:
I Was working and i ran into this problem can you help me solve it using the substitution method?

-3x-2y=-10
x+5y=-27

Answered by Penny Nom.
Solve for a and t 2004-10-23
From Justin:
How do I solve for "a" and "t" in the equations:

1000t= -4000 + 2000t + (1/2)at^2
1000=2000 + at

Answered by Penny Nom.
Graph question 1998-05-12
From Rose Seminary:
Why is the point of intersection of two lines the solution to the corresponding system of equations?
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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