Derrick adds equations a and b to solve this system of equations. what makes this approach a valid method in general for solving a system of equations?

Neveah and clint are baking muffins for the bake sale. they need to bake 30 muffins for their display case. clint has baked 4 so far, and neveah has baked 7. how many muffins (m) do they have left to bake? show your work!

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Galen sold tickets of his church’s carnival for a total of $2,820. children’s tickets cost $3 each and adult tickets cost $5 each. the number of children’s tickets sold was 30 more than 3 times the number of adult tickets slod. how many children’s ticket and how many adult tickets did he sell?