Junior's brother is 1 1/2 meters tall. Junior is 1 1/5
of his brother's height.
How tall is Junior?

Step-by-step explanation:

1 1/5 of 1 1/2 meters  

= (1+1/5) x (1+1/2)  

= 1x1 + 1x1/2 + 1x1/5 + 1/5*1/2  

= 1 + 1/2 + 1/5 + 1/10  

= 1 + (1x5+1x2+1)/10  

= 1 8/10  

= 1 4/5 meters

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.