lance lived in portugal and brazil for a total of 14 months to learn portuguese. He learned an average of 130 new words per month when he lived in portugal, and an average of 150 new words per month when he lived in brazil. In total he learned 1920 new words. write a system of equations to represent the situation. use x to represent portugal, and y to represent brazil

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19 October, 12:44

lance lived in portugal and brazil for a total of 14 months to learn portuguese. He learned an average of 130 new words per month when he lived in portugal, and an average of 150 new words per month when he lived in brazil. In total he learned 1920 new words. write a system of equations to represent the situation. use x to represent portugal, and y to represent brazil

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Victoria Mahoney · Answer 1

130x+150y=1920

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130x is 130 words per month in portugal and 150y is 150 words per month in brazil. in total, he learned 1920 new words