Question

1.Imagine you are in the market for a new home and are interested in a new housing community under construction in a different city.
a. x+y=56
b. y=3x
c. y=3x,
x+y=56
therefore x+3x=56
4x=56
x=14

d. What are the intercepts of the equation from part a. of this problem? What are the intercepts from part b. of this problem? Where would the line intersect if you solved the system by graphing?

Answer 1

ok im not sure of the answer ill give it now i would really love for someone to check

a. x+y=56
x=56
y=56
b. y=3x
x=0
y=0