Question

wut help please
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x + y = 360
y = 8x

Answer 1

okay to solve this you can use substitution. y equals 8x so substitute y in the first equation for 8x

Answer 2

so what does the first equation look like now?

Answer 3

x+8x=360
but i dont get whats next

Answer 4

@GretaKnows

Answer 5

you add together the like terms so x+8x is 9x

Answer 6

so now it looks like this 9x=360

Answer 7

just subtract 8 from 360 and that should give you your answer

Answer 8

ohhhhhhhhhhhh... right. I'm so dumb
then you divide on both sides and get 40

Answer 9

Yep

Answer 10

THANK YOU SO MUCH

Answer 11

im working on the same type of problems in school and it was really confusing at first!

Answer 12

thank you so much you're my hero omg thank youuuuu

Answer 13

haha no problem!