Solve the equation 4x + 3y = 246 for the x-variable, and report ...

[asmith134]

Solve the equation 4x + 3y = 246 for the x-variable, and report the value for x when y = 2.36.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Why isn't distillation used commercially to purify water?
 
  A) Water requires large amounts of energy to boil affordably.
  B) Bacteria are not killed during the distillation process.
  C) Odd smelling contaminants boil at lower temperatures than water and so are impossible to remove.
  D) Distillation does not remove suspended particles such as dirt and humus.
  E) none of the above

[johnpizzaz]

Answer to Question 1

(246 - 3y)/4 = x; when y = 2.36, x = 59.7

Answer to Question 2

A

[asmith134]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[johnpizzaz]

Great! Please up vote