Which variable should be eliminated first and why? How will you eliminate that varible You would multiply the second equation by -3 and then add the equations together to eliminate x.

You have 17 cats that live in houses on your street, 24 dogs, 3 fish, and 4 hamsters. what percent of animals on your block are dogs?

Mrs. julien’s and mrs. castillejo’s classes are selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser. customers can buy packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and packages of triple chocolate cookie dough. mrs. julien’s class sold 25 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 30 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $221.25. mrs. castillejo’s class sold 5 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 45 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $191.25. (a) write the system of equations that model the problem. be sure to explain which equation represents which situation. (b) find the cost of each type of cookie. show your work. (c) explain which method you used to solve the system and why you chose that method.

Asix-sided die of unknown bias is rolled 20 times, and the number 3 comes up 6 times. in the next three rounds (the die is rolled 20 times in each round), the number 3 comes up 6 times, 5 times, and 7 times. the experimental probability of rolling a 3 is 10 %, which is approximately % more than its theoretical probability. (round off your answers to the nearest integer.)