let the speed of plane in still air be x and that wind be y
therefore:
x+y=490
x-y=390
next we solve for the values of x and y, first we add the above equations. This will give us:
2x=880
x=880/2
x=440 miles per hour.
substituting the value of x in one of the equations and solving for y we get:
440+y=490
y=490-440
y=50 miles per hour
Answer:
10 rabbits
Step-by-step explanation:
Let us represent
Number of rabbits = x
Number of squirrels = y
Number of deer = z
Katniss caught three times as many squirrels as deer.
y = 3z
She also caught five less rabbits than squirrels.
y = x - 5
The total number of animals she caught is ten more than four times the number of deer caught.
x + y + z = 4 × z + 10
x + y + z = 4z + 10
How many rabbits did Katniss catch?
Number of rabbits = x
We make x subject of the formula
x + y + z = 4z + 10
x = 4z + 10 - y - z
y = 3z
x = 4z + 10 - 3z - z
x = 4z - z - 3z + 10
x = 4z - 4z + 10
x = 0 + 10
x = 10
Therefore, the number of rabbits Katniss caught is 10 rabbits
