Answer:
Both would work.
Step-by-step explanation:
If we call Jackie's apples a, then Mark has a - 4 apples. Therefore, together they have a + (a - 4) apples, and we know that they have a total of 12 apples so we can write a + (a - 4) = 12 to represent the situation. On the other hand, if Mark has a apples, then Jackie has a + 4 apples, so we can also write a + (a + 4) = 12 to represent the situation as well. Therefore, both of the equations would work. Hope this helps!
If we have
y = 6x + 1 and x - y = 11, we can take advantage of y - y = 0 as follows:
Subtract x from both sides of the 2nd equation:
-y = 11 - x
Now combine
y = 6x + 1
-y = 11 - x
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0 = 5x + 12. Solving for x, x = -12/5. Using the equation above, find y:
-y = 11 - x
= 11 - (-12/5)
= 55/5 + 12/5 = 67/5
Then the solution is (-12.5, 67/5).
I would tell you how to do it but its a very hard thing to explain