Julian gave x number of rubberbands to four people and y number of rubberbands to three people for a total of 42 rubberbands.

romeo gave x number of rubberbands to 2 people and y number of rubberbands to 5 people for a total of 56 rubberbands.

julian claimed that the situation can be written as this system: 4x + 3y = 42 and 2x + 5y = 56.

romeo claimed that the situation can be written as the system 4x + 2y = 42 and 3x + 5y = 56.

who was correct?

5=812a+9+3

step 1: simplify both sides of the equation.

5=812a+9+3

5=(812a)+(9+3)(combine like terms)

5=812a+12

5=812a+12

step 2: flip the equation.

812a+12=5

step 3: subtract 12 from both sides.

812a+12−12=5−12

812a=−7

step 4: divide both sides by 812.

812a /812 = -7/812

a= -1/116

so the answer is

a=   -1/116

c

step-by-step explanation:

there is vertical asymptote at x = 2 and x = 0

vertical asymptote occurs at the points where the denominator is 0. so we can say that

x = 2 occurs when there is a factor (x-2) in the denominator, and

x = 0 occurs when there is a factor "x" in the denominator

thus, the denominator of the equation would have "x * (x-2)", this is option c only. that's the correct answer.