To determine the specific heat capacity of the metal and assist in its identification, the heat absorbed by the calorimeter can be computed using: Energy = mass * specific heat capacity * temperature change Q = 250 * 1.035 * (11.08 - 10) Q = 279.45 cal/g. Next, we employ the same formula for the metal because the heat taken in by the calorimeter should equal the heat expelled by the metal. -279.45 = 50 * c * (11.08 - 45) [the minus sign indicates energy release] solving for c gives us 0.165. Therefore, the specific heat capacity of the metal amounts to 0.165 cal/g°C.
They overcomplicated things with lots of words. Your initial equation deals with the revenue. I’ll denote tacos as x and burritos as y.
The first equation would be 3x + 7.25y = 595, given that you already have the prices but need the quantities. The second equation will reflect that double the burritos were sold compared to tacos, expressed as y = x + 2.
Hope this clarifies things. If you need further explanation, I can elaborate more.
