Let's call the two numbers
and
.
Given these variables, we can say:
, based on the first sentence in the problem.
Also, remember that the reciprocal of a number is simply 1 divided by the number. Thus, we can say that:

To solve, we can simply substitute
in for
in the second equation and solve.


- Get terms on the left side to a common denominator for easier addition


- Cross multiplication (
)


- Subtract
from both sides of the equation

- Factor left side of the equation

Now, notice that we have found two solutions, but the problem is only asking for one. This <em>likely </em>means that one of our solutions is extraneous. Let's take a look. Remember that the smaller positive number is equal to 14 less than the larger number. However,
,
Since
is not positive in this case,
is not a solution.
Thus,
is our only solution. In this case,
,
which means that the smaller number is 14 and the larger number is 28.
Step-by-step explanation:
which expression there is no expression here
So to start subtract $5 from $16.25 for the monthly membership
That gives you $11.25
So then you Just divide...
$11.25 divided by $1.25
which gives you 9
So bill rented 9 movies for the month
Hope this helped! :)
X + x + 24 = 58
x = (58-24)/2=17
the first number is 17 and the second number is the sum of 17 and 28. Finding it has been left as an exercise for the reader.
Answer:
slope = 2
Step-by-step explanation:
Find 2 points on the line that land perfectly on the grid. I'll choose these 2 here:
(-2, -1) and (0, 3)
Rise is the change in the y value from one point to the other, and run is the change in the x. Looking at these 2 points, y went from -1 to 3. That is a <em>rise</em> of 4. The x went from -2 to 0, so that is a <em>run</em> of 2. "rise over run" means rise literally over run in a fraction like this:

The more proper way to calculate slope looks like this, but it's really the same thing in the end:

where (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are your 2 points.
Finally, the slope of this line is:

That's a rise of 4 over a run of 2, and that simplifies to just a slope of 2.