Acertain element has a half life of 4.5 billion years. a. you find a rock containing a mixture of the element and lead. you determine that 60% of the original element remains; the other 40% decayed into lead. how old is the rock? b. analysis of another rock shows that it contains 5% of its original element; the other 95% decayed into lead. how old is the rock?

mr. flanders’ class sold 47 doughnuts and   mr. rodriquez’s class sold 38 cartons of milk

step-by-step explanation:

let x be the number of doughnuts sold by mr. flanders’ class and y be the number of cartons sold by mr. rodriquez’s class.

1. together, the classes sold 85 items, then

x+y=85.

2. both classes earn earned $104.49 for their school. if doughnuts were sold for $1.35 each, then x doughnuts costed $1.35x. if cartons of milk were sold for $1.08 each, then y cartons costed $1.08y. hence,

1.35x+1.08y=104.49.

3. solve the system of two equations: