2x - y = 3
x = -2y - 1

Step-by-step explanation:

2x - y = 3

x = -2y - 1

2x - y = 3

2(-2y - 1) - y = 3

-4y - 2 - y = 3         {add 2 to both sides}

- 5y = 5             {divide both sides by (-5)}

 y = -1

x = -2y - 1 = -2(-1) - 1 = 2 - 1 = 1

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet

step-by-step explanation:

let's assume length of parallelogram is 'l'

width of parallelogram is 'w'

the perimeter of a parallelogram must be no less than 40 feet

so, we get

we are given

length of parallelogram is 6 feet

so,

l=6

we can plug it

now, we can solve for w

subtract both sides by 12

divide both sides by 2

and we get

so,

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet

the answer is d

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