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solve for the indicated variable
5x-8y=40 for y
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(05.02)a farmer has decided to divide his land area in half in order to plant soy and corn. calculate the area of the entire area so he knows how much soil is needed. a parallelogram with a height of 6 yards and side length 9 yards. the height forms a triangle with the slanted side of the rhombus with a base of 2.5 yards. rhombus is split into a soy half and a corn half. each bag of soil covers 40 square yards. how many bags should the farmer purchase?

Olga bought a new skirt that cost $20. sales tax is 5%. how much did olga pay, including sales tax? 7.

Erik buys 2.5 pounds of cashews. if each pound of cashews costs $7.70, how much will he pay for the cashews?