Scott is reading two books at the same time to prepare for a report he is writing. So far, he has read 407 of the total number of 557 pages, which is Three-fifths of the shorter book and StartFraction 5 Over 6 EndFraction of the longer book. Which system of equations can be used to determine the total number of pages in the shorter book, x, and the total number of pages in the longer book, y?

Barbara has a good credit history and is able to purchase a car with a low-interest car loan. she co-signs a car loan for her friend jen, who has poor credit history. then, jen defaults on the loan. who will be held legally responsible by the finance company and why? select the best answer from the choices provided. a. barbara will be held legally responsible because she has a good credit history. b. jen will be held legally responsible because she drives the car. c. barbara will be held legally responsible because she is the co-signer. d. jen will be held legally responsible because she has a poor credit history. the answer is a