:( i need to graph this equation but idk how to "solve" this equation

An episode of a television show is 60 minutes long when it originally airs with commercials. on a dvd without commercials, the episode is only 417 minutes long. how many1-minute commercials did the episode include when it originally aired? write and solve an equation to justify your answer.

Graph red beads cost $1 an ounce and gold beads cost $3 an ounce. juanita wants to purchase a 12-ounce mixture of red and gold beads that she can sell for $2 an ounce. the solution of the system shows the number of beads needed for juanita to break even. x + y = 12, x + 3y = 24 how many ounces of red beads will juanita buy to break even? how many ounces of gold beads will she buy?

How do i simply this radical expression?