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Applying a Systematic Algebra Strategy to a Landscaping Business

Marcus is a returning adult student starting a local landscaping business. He needs to determine how many hours to allocate to lawn mowing versus hedge trimming to meet his weekly revenue goal and hour limits. He decides to use a system of linear equations to solve this business challenge. To ensure he does not make any mathematical or logical errors, Marcus wants to follow a formal seven-step problem-solving strategy for systems of equations.

List and briefly describe each of the seven steps of this problem-solving strategy in the correct order, explaining how Marcus should apply each step to systematically set up, solve, and finalize his business decision.

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