Two times one number added to three times a second number is 21. The second number is ten less than five times the first number.

Write a system of equations to model this situation and solve.

Step-by-step explanation:

"Two times one number added to three times a second number is 21.

2x + 3y = 21

"The second number is ten less than five times the first number"

y = 5x-10

Substitution

2x+3(5x-10) = 21

2x + 15x - 30 = 21

17x = 51

x = 3

y = 5x-10 = 5

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b: |12 – x| ≤ 0.25

step-by-step explanation:      

let x be the possible lengths in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

we have been given that jaime is cutting strips of ribbon for a project. he tries to cut each piece to be 12 inches long, but sometimes he cuts it too long or too short by as much as 0.25 inch.  

we can represent this information in an inequality as:

by the definition of absolute value function we will get,

upon combining our inequalities we will get,

therefore, the inequality   describes all the possible lengths (x), in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

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