Gerald can complete a math assignment in 2 hours and a physics in 1 hour . If he has 8 hours to complete a set of assignments , how many math assignments can he complete if he decides to leave the science assignments for the next day? This situation is given by 2x+y=8 , where x is the number of completed math assignments and y is the number of completed science assignments

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anonymous · Answer

I can't be sure, but it seems like this is one of those equations that trips you up with useless info.

Assuming I'm right, the answer is 4.

Let me know if that's correct.