Julie and erin have 6 1/3 yards of red checked cloth. after making dresses for 4 dolls, they use the remaining cloth to make bows for the doll's hair. they need 8 bows for 4 dolls. how much cloth do julie and erin have for each bow?

Football player weighed 170 2/3 pounds in may. during the summer he gained 25 5/12 pounds. during the first week of fall practice he lost 10 1/4 pounds and during the second week he lost another 3 1/2 ponds. how much does he weigh at this point? a.182 1/3ib b.181 1/2ib c.182 5/12ib d.183 2/3ib

Graph red beads cost $1 an ounce and gold beads cost $3 an ounce. juanita wants to purchase a 12-ounce mixture of red and gold beads that she can sell for $2 an ounce. the solution of the system shows the number of beads needed for juanita to break even. x + y = 12, x + 3y = 24 how many ounces of red beads will juanita buy to break even? how many ounces of gold beads will she buy?

How do you use the elimination method for this question? explain, because i really want to understand!