uh oh I've been thinking about determinants again

@wallhackio why in the fuck would that be on your mind

@The_T @cam I'm sure you encountered a system of equations before somewhere in your studies?

@The_T @cam there is a way to look at a system of equations and calculate a number from that system

If the number is nonzero then the system of equations has a solution, hence it "determines" an important characteristic of that system of equations

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@The_T @cam

You are selling hot dogs for 1.50 and bratwurst for 3.00. at the end of the day you made 62 dollars and are missing 50 buns. You need to buy more hot dogs and brats for the next day but how many of each should you buy? How many hot dogs and brats did I sell?

Well we have from the profit I made that

1.50*(number of hot dogs) + 0.50*(number of brats) = 62

And I also have that
(number of hot dogs) + (number of brats) = 50

That is a system of equations. From it I can solve (number of hot dogs) and (number of brats)

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