Mariah spent $9.50 on 9 pounds of limes and pears. limes cost $0.50 per pound and pears cost $1.50 per pound. let l be the number of pounds of limes and let p be the number of pounds of pears. which system of linear equations models the scenario? l + p = 9.5 and 1.5l + 0.5p = 9 l + p = 9 and 0.5l + 1.5p = 9.5 l = p + 9 and 9.5l + 0.5p = 0.5

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step-by-step explanation:

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so i draw the horizontal line y=2 and the vertical line x=-2 at this intersection i put b (this is where my right angle is going to be).   so point b is at (-2,2).   point a is 5 units long and is also on y=2 so this point has to be (3,2) or (-7,2) -doesn't matter i will go with (3,2).

now we know c is at (-2,y) we don't know the y yet bet we know that c is on x=-2.

we have the area of the triangle is .5bh=12.5

we know the base length is 5 (ab)

we have the height is (2-y) if you look at your

plug in

.5(5)(2-y)=12.5

solve for y to get the y-coordinate for c

2.5(2-y)=12.5

divide both sides by 2.5 giving:

2-y=5

now subtract 2 on both sides

-y=3

y=-3