The ratio of adults to children on a field trip is 2:7. If there are 14 adults on the trip, how many children are there?
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Answer:
x=1, y=-5
Step-by-step explanation:
Given equations are:
In order to solve the equation
Multiplying Eqn 1 by 5 and eqn 2 by 3 and subtracting them
So,
Eqn 1 becomes
15x+50y=-235
Eqn 2 becomes
15x-21y=120
Subtracting 2 from a
15x+50y - (15x-21y) = -235-120
15x+50y-15x + 21y = -355
71y = -355
y = -355/71
y =-5
Putting y= -5 in eqn 1
3x+10(-5) = -47
3x -50 = -47
3x = -47+50
3x = 3
x = 3/3
x = 1
Hence the solution is:
x=1, y=-5
Answer:
x= 5.6
Step-by-step explanation:
we will need to put the information we currently have into an equation:
10•2•x= 112
then multiply 10•2 which equals 20...then the equation wil turn out like this:
20•x=112
now you will isolate the x... but how?? dividing 20 by itslef.. cancelling it out, and if you do one thing to the other side of the equation, you have to do it to the other...
20/20•x=112/20
you will end up with x= 122/20
you can use a calculator for this step, but to practice long division... (check the screen shot thingie)
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