Question

The equation -2x − y = -4 shows the budget for spending on supplies over the next few weeks. If the total money (y) decreases every week (x), how many weeks will it take for the budget money to run out?

Answers

  1. The number of weeks it will take for the budget money to run out is; 2 weeks.

    How many weeks will it take for the money to run out?

    The number of weeks it would take for the budget money to decrease till it runs out as required in the task can be interpreted as the x-value which corresponds to a Y-value of zero.
    Hence, by setting y=0; we have;
    -2x -0 = -4
    -2x = -4
    Divide both sides of the equation by; –2.
    x = 2
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