Step-by-step explanation:
You want to set one of the equations equal to either x or y. For this, I put x+y=-2 equal to y which would be y=-x-2. Then you plug this in to the other equation for y. This would give you 5x+2(-x-2)=2. When you factor the two into the parenthesis, combine like terms, and keep the x values on ones side and the other numbers on the other side, you get 3x=6
$88.76 - $6.34 - $35.70 -$18.77 = $27.95
Well, the car depreciated in value by 12%, so you could say
x-12%, or just
x-0.12.
Divide by 2.5: 2.5(12.75x+24.50)/2.5 = 188.75/2.5 .
simplify: 12.75x + 24.50=75.5 .
subtract 24.50 from both sides
simplify: 12.75x = 51 .
x= 4.
