Provide a) the **EQUATION** and b) the solution for the following: During a charity drive, the senior class raised $85 more than twice the amount raised by the freshman class. The senior class raised $555. How much did the freshman class raise?

y= 2x + 85

y= $555

x= $235

Step-by-step explanation:

Let y be the amount the senior class raised

Let x be the amount the freshmen class raised

Insert known values

$555 = 2x + $85

Subtract 85 from both sides

$470 = 2x

Isolate the variable (x) by dividing each side by 2

$235 = x

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b

step-by-step explanation:

given

- 2 (3x + 12y - 5 - 17x - 16y + 4 )

simplify the parenthesis by collecting like terms

= - 2 (- 14x - 4y - 1) ← distribute the parenthesis by - 2

= 28x + 8y + 2 → b

step-by-step explanation:

abc