A while back, either james borrowed $12 from his friend rita or she borrowed $12 from him, but he can’t quite remember which. either way, he is planning to pay her back or ask that she pay him back this afternoon. if he has $42.80 in his wallet, which equation represents the amounts of money he may have after he sees rita?

To answer the question let x be the amount of money James will have after he sees Rita. If it was him who owed Rita $12 and he intent to pay, he will have $42.80 - $12 after seeing her. However, if it was Rita who owed him the amount, the money he will have after seeing her will be $42.80 + $12. Thus, the equations are,
x = 42.80 - 12 and x = 42.80 + 12

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shivishivangi1679 shivishivangi1679 · Answer 2 · 2022-06-06T13:09:46+02:00

The equation represents the amounts of money he may have after he sees Rita would be |x - 42.80| = 12.

What is a system of equations?

A system of equations is two or more equations that can be solved to get a unique solution. the power of the equation must be in one degree.

A while back, either James borrowed $12 from his friend Rita or she borrowed $12 from him.

Let x be the amount of money James will have after he sees Rita.

If he pays 12 to Rita, x = 42.80 - 12

If he receives 12 from Rita, x = 42.80 + 12

From the first equality

x - 42.8 = -12

From the second equality

x - 42.8 = +12

Then, we get |x - 42.80| = 12

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