Question

1.Mary has ( 20xy - 10x²) sweets. She wants to divide the sweets each friend will get in term s of x and y

a) if X=6 and Y=4, how many sweets:

i) Will she give to each friend?​

Answer 1

X will get 20 sweets and Y will get 30 sweets.

Explanation:

Substitute for x and y in in the equation.

20(6)(4) - 10(6)(6)

480-360

=120

Mary has 120 sweets.

Then divide 120 by 6 and 4

120/6= 20 sweets and 120/4 =30 sweets