My friend needs explaining this and i don't know anything.

To solve this equation (correct me if i'm wrong), you could first multiply the bottom equation by 3, to get 15y. After that, we get -4x-15y=-17 and -3x + 15y=-39, and if we add the 2 equations up, on top of each other, we get -7x=-56, and we can conclude that x=8, and with substitution (-32 - 15y = -17), we know that y=(-1)

Here's what I mean by on-top

-4x-15y=-17

-3x + 15y=-39

-7x=-56

c. y = 1/4 x + 5

step-by-step explanation:

first, put the equation of the line on the graph into slope-intercept form

(y = mx + b):   y = -4x + 8

second, a perpendicular line has to have "an opposite/reciprocal slope" to the original slope. so, find the "m" value in your original equation (it's -4, right? )

original slope: m = -4   perpendicular slope: change the sign to its opposite and find the reciprocal ("flip" the number)

new slope is now positive (b/c the original slope was negative 4), and it's 1/4 (not the original slope of 4 or 4/1)

step-by-step explanation:

because 1/3 is a fraction. we can tell because there is a divisor symbol between the 1 and the 3. if we were to add 2 fractions together, we would add the numerators, which is the number on top, but not the denominators, which is the number on the bottom

1/3+1/3=2/3

hope this !