Answer:
x = 4
y = 1
Step-by-step explanation:
use one equation to solve for one variable.
y = 5 - x
Now plug the value of y in the other equation
x - (5-x) = 3
x+x= 3+5
2x=8
x=4
Now use the value of x to find the value of y on the first equation
y = 5 - x
y = 5 - 4
y = 1
<span>my answer to you would be that for this kind of a sequence, there is a fixed way of finding the nth term value
let's get these basics straight first:
1) Un= the nth term value
for eg. U1 = 1st term value
2) a = first term
3) d = difference
Ok now the first step to finding the nth term is finding the constant difference
in the example that you gave the constant difference is 1.5
ie 1.5 is being added on each time
now the fixed rule for finding the nth term is :
Un = a + d(n-1)
why?
because let's take a common example of a linear sequence, a sequence with a constant first term ( so called because it forms a line when drawn in a graph):
first term is a so,
a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d......a(n-1)d
(because the coefficient of d is one less than the term number)
so putting this into your q:
a = 5.5
d=1.5
Un=a + d (n-1)
Un=5.5 + 1.5(n-1)
Un=5.5 + 1.5n - 1.5
Un=4+ 1.5n
there you go it works...
for other types like quadratic cubic and geometric progression, its a totally different story
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X pounds of apples were sold
Y pounds of peaches were sold
{1.75X+2.5Y=337.5
{X+Y=164
{X=164-Y
{1.75*(164-Y)+2.5Y=337.5
0.75Y=337.5-287
Y=67.333
There are 67.333 pounds of peaches were sold.
Answer:
Expression B is 4 times as great as expression A
Step-by-step explanation:
Expression B is 4 times as great as expression A because expression A is just expression B divided by 4.
