Kim and Danielle each improved their yards by planting hostas and ivy. They bought their supplies from the same store. Kim spent $62 on 5 hostas and 4 pots of ivy. Danielle spent $144 on 8 hostas and 12 pots of ivy. What is the cost of one hosta?

The cost of one hosta is $6

Step-by-step explanation:

A system of linear equations is a set of two or more equations of the first degree, in which two or more unknowns are related.

Solving a system of equations consists of finding the value of each unknown so that all the equations of the system are satisfied.

In this case, the variables are:

If Kim spent $62 on 5 hostas and 4 pots of ivy, t his is represented by the equation: 5*x +4*y= 62

If Danielle spent $144 on 8 hostas and 12 pots of ivy, t his is represented by the equation: 8*x +12*y=144

So, the system of equations to solve is:

One way to solve a system of equations is through the substitution method, which consists of solving or isolating one of the unknowns (for example, x) and substituting its expression in the other equation. In this way, you obtain an equation of the first degree with the other unknown, and. Once solved, you calculate the value of x by substituting the already known value of y.

Isolating y from the first equation:

and replacing this expression in the second equation you get:

Solving:

8*x + 3*(62-5*x)=144

8*x + 3*62 - 3*5*x=144

8*x + 186 - 15*x=144

8*x  - 15*x=144 -186

(-7)*x= -42

x= (-42)÷ (-7)

x= 6

The cost of one hosta is $6

when functions are first introduced, you will probably have some simplistic "functions" and relations to deal with, usually being just sets of points. these won't be terribly useful or interesting functions and relations, but your text wants you to get the idea of what the domain and range of a function are. small sets of points are generally the simplest sorts of relations, so your book starts with those.

step-by-step explanation:

state the domain and range of the following relation. is the relation a function?

{(2, –3), (4, 6), (3, –1), (6, 6), (2, 3)}

the above list of points, being a relationship between certain x's and certain y's, is a relation. the domain is all the x-values, and the range is all the y-values. to give the domain and the range, i just list the values without duplication:

domain: {2, 3, 4, 6}

range: {–3, –1, 3, 6}

(it is customary to list these values in numerical order, but it is not required. sets are called "unordered lists", so you can list the numbers in any order you feel like. just don't duplicate: technically, repetitions are okay in sets, but most instructors would count off for this.)

while the given set does indeed represent a relation (because x's and y's are being related to each other), the set they gave me contains two points with the same x-value: (2, –3) and (2, 3). since x = 2 gives me two possible destinations (that is, two possible y-values), then this relation is not a function.

note that all i had to do to check whether the relation was a function was to look for duplicate x-values. if you find any duplicate x-values, then the different y-values mean that you do not have a function. remember: for a relation to be a function, each x-value has to go to one, and only one, y-value.

state the domain and range of the following relation. is the relation a function?

{(–3, 5), (–2, 5), (–1, 5), (0, 5), (1, 5), (2, 5)}

i'll just list the x-values for the domain and the y-values for the range:

something over 10 so ? /10

step-by-step explanation: