Read the quotations below from Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon. Match each one with the theme or lesson it suggests.
1. School should help you question
2. The most meaningful gift is
showing that you care.
your beliefs.
3. Progress is based on the work of
others.
Theme
Quotation:
* "Now I understand that one of the
important reasons for ... getting an
education is to learn that the things
you've believed in all your life aren't
true."
* "No one really starts anything new,
Mrs. Nemur. Everyone builds on
other men's failures. There is
nothing really original in science."
* "There are a lot of people who will
give money or materials, but very
few who will give time and
affection."

1. School should help you question  your beliefs. - * "Now I understand that one of the  important reasons for ... getting an  education is to learn that the things  you've believed in all your life aren't  true."

2. The most meaningful gift is  showing that you care. - * "There are a lot of people who will  give money or materials, but very  few who will give time and  affection."

3. Progress is based on the work of  others. - * "No one really starts anything new,  Mrs. Nemur. Everyone builds on  other men's failures. There is  nothing really original in science."

Explanation:

Daniel Keyes' "Flowers for Algernon" revolves around the story of how a young man who is mentally handicapped was able to become intelligent through surgery. This science fiction novel explores the themes of the human life cycle, the limits of science, and the importance of knowledge over happiness.

1. The theme of questioning one's beliefs through the school or education system is shown in the quote about "getting an education is to learn that the things you've believed in all your life aren't true".

2. The theme of care as the most meaningful gift is expressed in the quote about people who give money or material things but "very few who will give time and affection".

3. And the theme of progress is based on the work of others is shown in the quote "Everyone builds on other's failures".

x=4, y=4

step-by-step explanation:

y=2x-4;

x+2y=12

we can use substitution since the first equation is solved for y

where ever you see y in the second equation, replace it with 2x-4

x + 2(2x-4) = 12

distribute the 2

x+4x-8 = 12

combine like terms

5x-8=12

add 8 to each side

5x-8+8=12+8

5x=20

divide by 5

5x/5 = 20/5

x =4

we still need to solve for y

y = 2x-4

we know x =4

y = 2(4) -4

y = 8-4

y=4