Writing an Equation to Represent a Real-World Problem
Caitlin is designing a railing for a set of stairs. The railing Which function can represent the height, y, of the
will begin at a height of 36 inches and follow the slant of railing in inches according to the horizontal distance in
the stairs, which decreases 9 inches for every 12 inches, x, from the top of the stairs?
horizontal inches
y=-3x + 36
4.
O y=-3x + 36
36 in
© y = x + 36
y = 3x + 36

You want the answer to all

Ok here we go ..there are plenty of ways to solve such math problems but we will go for the smartest and easiest ..5x+2y=7  -2x+6y=9we rearrange them into the following ..by multiplying the 1st equation by 2 it becomes 10x + 4y = 14we rearrange it and so it becomes 10x = 14 - 4yas for the second equation we multiply it by 5 and rearrange it so it becomes as to the following ..-10x + 30y = 45rearranging so 10x = 30y -45now 10x equals both 14 - 4y and 30y -45so   14 - 4y = 30y -4531 = 26yy= 31/26 = 1.19 or around 1.2so by now we can calculate x easily as  -2x+6y=9so 2x = 6y -9 = 6 * 31/26 - 9 = -1.84  then x = - 0.92 or around -0.9best luck!