The second of two numbers is is 3 less than twice the first. their sum is 42. find the numbers.

Graph red beads cost $1 an ounce and gold beads cost $3 an ounce. juanita wants to purchase a 12-ounce mixture of red and gold beads that she can sell for $2 an ounce. the solution of the system shows the number of beads needed for juanita to break even. x + y = 12, x + 3y = 24 how many ounces of red beads will juanita buy to break even? how many ounces of gold beads will she buy?

Aregular pentagon with a perimeter of 21 inches is dilated by a scale factor of 5/3 to create a new pentagon. what is the perimeter of the new pentagon?

Which statements about the system are true? check all that apply. y =1/3 x – 4 3y – x = –7 the system has one solution. the system consists of parallel lines. both lines have the same slope. both lines have the same y–intercept. the equations represent the same line. the lines intersect.