lour costs $0.75 per pound and sugar costs $0.50 per pound. An order of flour and sugar weighs 16 pounds and costs $9.

Question

Finally, subtract s from both sides of the equation to rewrite this equation in terms of f.
0.75f+0.5s=9
f+s=16
f+s
=
16
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s
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s

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Answer 1

To rewrite the equation in terms of \( f \) from \( f + s = 16 \), we subtract \( s \) from both sides:

\[ f + s = 16 \]

Subtracting \( s \) from both sides gives:

\[ f = 16 - s \]

So, the equation rewritten in terms of \( f \) is:

\[ f = 16 - s \]