To see how they are related, let us solve the two equations.
FIRST EQUATION
SECOND EQUATION
Hence the solutions to the two equations are ADDITIVE INVERSE of each other.
Answer:
A.Both of the students did the problem correctly.
Step-by-step explanation:
B. Nikki multiplied the fraction(8/3) to the items in the parentheses. Then multiplied each side with 3. Jon did the opposite. He first removed the fraction by multiplying each side by 3. Then he multiplied 2 to the items in the paranthesis.
C. I prefer Jon's method. Fractions can be tricky. I prefer to remove them as soon as possible. This time the items in the paranthesis had whole numbers. But had any of them been a fraction too, the problem would have gotten a lot more tricky and it would very easy to make a mistake or miscalculate something.
Let x = cost of desktop computer; then x - 250 = cost of laptop computer
converting % to decimals, 9% = 0.09 and 6% = 0.06
Then, 0.09x + (x - 250)0.06 = $300
0.09x + 0.06x - 15 = $300
0.15x = $315
x = $2100
then x - 250 = $1850
Proof: $2100•0.09 + 1850•0.06 = $189 + $111 = $300
Answer:
one num = 6
another = 24
Step-by-step explanation:
One number = x
Another = 4x
Difference = 18
4x - x = 18
3x = 18 ; x = 18/3 = 6
