y - x = 1.
or, y= 1+x
y - 2x = 3.
=>1+x -2x= 3 (substituting the value of y)
=>-x= 2
=>x= -2
y = -2+1 = -1
Therefore, x = -2 and y = -1
Answer:
B.
Step-by-step explanation:
21 X 2 = 42
42-7 = 35
35 + 21 = 56
Answer:
y/x, 27/9 = 3, 3 = y/27, y = 81.
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
112 candies
Step-by-step explanation:
Start from the end.
Joe gave 25% of the remaining candies to his sister and has 21 candies left. Then
Write a proportion:
Joe gave 7 candies to his sister, so before this he had 21 + 7 = 28 candies.
He gave 4/6 of what he had left to his brother when he went home, so 2/6 of all his candies left ot him. Hence,
Write a proportion:
Joe gave 56 candies to his brother, so Joe had 28 + 56 = 84 candies when he went home.
Joe gave 1/4 of his total candies to his classmates, so 3/4 of his candies left to him. So,
Write a proportion:
Therefore, initially, Joe had 28 + 84 = 112 candies.