Read the following scenario and answer the question below. edna is preparing a speech she will present to students and administrators about improving school lunches. she has decided that the focus of her speech will be on showing the benefits of improved lunches for students. she has included many details about superior taste, better health, and more choices for students. if edna wants her speech to persuade as much of the audience as possible, what should she add to her speech?

She should use of a persuasive approach (preparing an argumentative text), in which she is able to present both sides: how lunches were before and how they are now. However, she will have the opportunity to present one side more positively and meticulously than the other; she can highlight the benefits of improved lunches and details about the supeior taste etc.

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substitute y = 2x - 4 to x + 2y = 12:

x + 2(2x - 4) = 12     use distributive property

x + (2)(2x) + () = 12

x + 4x - 8 = 12     add 8 to both sides

5x = 20     divide both sides by 5

x = 4

put the value of x to the first equation:

y = 2(4) - 4

y = 8 - 4

y = 4