4 mangoes and Pears cost $24 while to Mangos in three pears cost $16. Write a pair of simulataneous equations in x and y to represent the information given. State clearly what x and y represent​

x- cost of mango, y- cost of pear, 4x+4y=24 and 2x+3y=16

Step-by-step explanation:

For this, you first must assign variables. In this case, let's say x is the cost of a mango and y is the cost of a pear.

Therefore the total cost for the first part can be given by 4x+4y=24.(or 4 × the cost of a mango + 4 × the cost of a pear = $24).

Following this method, the second equation can be given by 2x+3y=16.

** building upon this knowledge (extension)**

To solve simultaneous equations, we need like terms. To make like terms, we can multiply the entire second equation by 2. This gives 2 equations of 4x+4y=24 and 4x+6y=32.

We solve this by subtracting one equation from another, giving (4x-4x)+(6y-4y)=(32-24), or 2y=8.

We can divide by 2 to get y=4, meaning a pear costs $4.

By substituting y with 4, we can work out x. 4x+4×4=24, also known as 4x+16=24.

We can subtract 16 to get 4x=8, and divide by 4, giving x=2, or a mango costs $2.

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step-by-step explanation:

answer: city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

total annual rainfall a city record = 40 inches

this year, total rainfall recorded = 37.6 inches

number of inches of rainfall   is needed to match the record of 40 inches is given by

hence, city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.