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Pixel:

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA last math

Pixel:

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Pixel:

@dude

EvieSwan2405:

@dude

dude:

\(x+y=10\\ 0.05x+0.25y=0.1(10)\)

Pixel:

?

dude:

Those are your equations

Pixel:

oh

dude:

x+y=10 Amount of liters for each

Pixel:

ohhh

dude:

\(0.05x+0.25y=0.1(10)\) The % of each needs to be

Pixel:

10%?

dude:

I am just explaining the equations

Pixel:

oh

dude:

Yeah, now solve for x and y

Pixel:

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dude:

\(x+y=10\\ 0.05x+0.25y=0.1(10)\) Multiply one equation by -0.05 \(\color{red}{-0.05(}x+y=10\color {red}{)}\\ 0.05x+0.25y=0.1(10)\) => \(-0.05x-0.05y=0.5\\ 0.05x+0.25y=1\) Add \(0.20y=1.5\) Divide by 0.20 \(y=7.5\)

Pixel:

x=2.5

dude:

Substitute into one of the equations \(x+7.5=10\\ x=2.5\)

dude:

Yes

Pixel:

92% ;o

dude:

oh.

Pixel:

oof you mixed up the x and y

Pixel:

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dude:

*deskpalm*

Pixel:

ets still an A

dude:

Sure I guess

Angle:

took me a while to get to it, but yeah... I was gonna say that the y and x got mixed up 0.05x + 0.25y = 0.1 is the equation, not 0.1(10) which is what went wrong

Angle:

as for explaining why you set it up the way you do: (percent)*(amount) + (percent)*(amount) = (ending percent) for example, (0.05 of a dollar)*(4 nickles) + (0.25 of a dollar)*(2 quarters) = (0.7 of a dollar)

dude:

Thanks Angle x.x

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