8. Simon is saving his money to buy an Xbox. He earn money by mowing lowns for his neighbors. The situation can be represented using the equation 35x - 2y = -42 where x
represents the number of lawns mowed and y represents the amount of money Simon has in his
bank account.

( explainations are muc appreciated:) )

a. How much money does Simon earn for mowing each lawn?

b. How much money was in Simon's bank account before mowing any lawns?

a. $35

b.$21

Step-by-step explanation:

a. It is what your are multiplying the number of lawns mowed by

b. -2y = -42

divide by -2 on each side

y=21

(you don't need the 35x because we are trying to find how much before he started mowing)

3

step-by-step explanation:

in standard form:

a= dictionaries

b= maps

you have to buy 3 dictionaries, so put a 3 next to the a (dictionaries) so that you can multiply them by each other.

a3+b= 60 (the amount of money you have)

we already know the cost of a=15 so replace a with $15

($15 x 3)+b=60

multiply 15 and 3 to get $45 and replace it with $45

45+b=60

and then replace b with 15 to get the total:

45+15=60

that means you have $15 left after buying 3 dictionaries.

15 divided by the cost of a map ($5) equals 3.

so you can buy 3 maps.

sorry if it was confusing!