Amovie star was paid $1 million in 1960 to do a movie. the cpi was 29.3 in 1960 and the cpi in 2012 was 226.665. approximately how much did the movie star earn in 2012 dollars?

  about $7.736 million

Step-by-step explanation:

The effective earnings are proportional to the CPI. The CPI increased by a factor of 226.665/29.3 ≈ 7.736 over the years, so the effective earnings are presumed to increase by that same factor.

  $1 million × 7.736 = $7.736 million

x=-2, y=0

Step-by-step explanation:

Substitute System 1 in System 2:

2x + x+2 = 8

3x+2 = 8

3x = 8-2

3x = -6

x = -2

Plug in the value of x in System 1:

y= -2+2

y = 0