Question

Who can help me on my math I’m failing can y’all please help me on some questions.

It’s solving systems of equations

Answer 1

John and his 3 friends decide to order food. The cost of one box of food is $x. If each boy purchases one box of food, what is the total cost? *

Answer 2

7 quarters, 8 nickels

Explanation:

So the system of equations you have is:

x + y = 15

0.25x + 0.05y = 2.15

Here's how to solve:

first, multiply both sides of the equation 0.25x + 0.05y = 2.15 by 100 to get rid of the decimal places:

25x + 5y = 215

Then, you can divide both sides by 5 to simplify it more:

5x + y = 43

Now, you have the system of equations:

5x + y = 43

x + y = 15

Now subtract the two equations:

4x = 28

divide both sides by 4

x = 7

plug x = 7 into the equation x + y = 15 to solve for y:

7 + y = 15

subtract 7 from both sides

y = 8

So you know that there are 7 quarters and 8 nickels.