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Use the following situation for the next few questions: At Elsa’s auto shop, it takes her 12 minutes to do an oil change
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Use the following situation for the next few questions:
At Elsa’s auto shop, it takes her 12 minutes to do an oil
change and 15 minutes to do a tire change. Let x be the
number of oil changes she does. Let y be the number of tire
changes she does. We are wondering what combinations of
the two tasks she can complete in 60 minutes or less.
1-If Elsa were to only do oil changes, no tire changes, how
many could she do in 60 minutes or less?
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2021-07-30T00:21:11+00:00
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Answer:
5 oil changes.
Step-by-step explanation:
60 = 12x + 15y
60 = 12x + 15(0)
60 = 12x + 0
60
—- = x
12
5 = x