Question

If a square table can fit 8 people and a round table can fit 6 people, the equation 150= 8x + 6y , if Y =9 what is the value of x ? The committee needs how many square tables?

Answer 1

The committee needs 12 square tables!

Explanation:

`8x+6y=150`

`y=9`

`8x+6(9)=150`

`8x+54=150`

`-54`
`-54`

`8x=96`

`/8`
`/8`

`x=12`

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