3. at a bargain store, tanya bought 3 items that each cost the same amount. tony bought 4 items that each cost the same amount, but each was $2.25 less than the items that tanya bought. both tanya and tony paid the same amount of money. what was the individual cost of each person's items? (a) write an equation. let x represent the cost of one of tanya's items. (b) solve the equation. show your work. (c) check your solution. show your work. (d) state the solution in complete sentences.

3. (5x + 1) - (-10x + 6)

simplify the answer choice. combine like terms. remember to distribute the negative to the terms inside the second parenthesis. also remember that two negatives = one positive, and one of each sign = negative.

- (-10x + 6) = + 10x - 6

simplify. combine like terms:

5x + 1 + 10x - 6

5x + 10x + 1 - 6

15x - 5

∴ it is your answer

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26 is 33.33% of 78

step-by-step explanation:

26 is what percent of 78?

26 is p% of 78

equation: y = p% * x

solving our equation for p

p% = y/x

p% = 26/78

p = 0.3333

convert decimal to percent:

p% = 0.3333 * 100 = 33.33%