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asmith134

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Solve the equation 4x + 3y = 246 for the x-variable, and report the value for x when y = 2.36.
 
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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


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johnpizzaz

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Reply #1 on: Aug 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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

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Reply #2 on: Aug 27, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Aug 27, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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