Emilio owns a bakery. The number of boxes of cookies he has left on a Monday is represented by the function x + y = 42, where y is the number of boxes of cookies remaining in the bakery and x is the number of hours since he opened the bakery. How many boxes did he have at the start of business on Monday?

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Emilio owns a bakery. The number of boxes of cookies he has left on a Monday is represented by the function x + y = 42, where y is the number of boxes of cookies remaining in the bakery and x is the number of hours since he opened the bakery.  How many boxes did he have at the start of business on Monday?

sparklestaraa · Answer

y = 42 - x, the number of hours the bakery was open. 

So at the start of the day, the bakery was open for 0 hours, and y, the number of boxes "remaining" at the start of the day, will be equal to 42 - 0 = 42.  on answers.com xd just copy and paste to google

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anonymous · Answer

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