Question

Now, does anyone understand this?

Answer 1

Yeah.

Answer 2

oh, do you know how to do it?

Answer 3

Yeah.

Answer 4

oh may you please explain how to solve this?

Answer 5

20 = a+b a is the package with 6 bagels. b is the package with 12.

6a+12b =168

Answer 6

Then you can finish it off.

Answer 7

wait, um how would be finish this exactly?

Answer 8

Find a and b.

Answer 9

oh I mean like how to we find a and b?

Answer 10

Substitution, elimination, any method of solving simultaneous equations. Don't you know any?

Answer 11

oh I do, but don't we need two equations to use substitution, elimination, etc...?

Answer 12

because the only equation we know is 6a + 12b=168

Answer 13

Really?

Answer 14

well I guess an equation with the 20 packages can me made, but I couldn't figure that out

Answer 15

Didn't I write a+b=20?

Answer 16

oh yes, but I tried to solve that and couldn't

Answer 17

You said you needed two equations; I gave two. What else?

Answer 18

oh well, when I solved it it didn't match the answers

Answer 19

What did you get and what are the answers?

Answer 20

well I got 0= 148 and the answers are:
A) 6
B) 8
C) 9
D) 12

Answer 21

The correct answer was B

Answer 22

0=148?

Answer 23

oh, that's what I got with elimination