PLS HELP! The fire department is having a BBQ fundraiser. The hot dogs costs $1.50 each and cans of
soda cost $0.75 each. The department uses the algebraic expression 1.50x +0.75y to calculate
customers' total expenses.

a. What does the x variable represent?

b. What does the y variable represent?

c. A family buys 7 hot dogs and 4 sodas. What are their total expenses?

answer: can and shows the work

step-by-step explanation:

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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

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