Answer:
x = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
20(20-x)=300
1. Divide both sides by 20.
20(20-x)/20 = 300/20
2. Simplify.
20-x=15
3. Subtract 20 from both sides.
20-x-29=15-20
4. Simplify.
-x=-5
5. Divide both sides by -1.
-x/-1 = -5/-1
6. Simplify.
x=5
44.
The closer it gets to -19, the closer the number goes to 44. It never hits it exactly though, but based off the trend (43.95, 43.995, 43.9995) we can tell that it gets closer to 44 each time.
Hope this helps! (:
The numbers are: 36 and 11 .
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Explanation:
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Let us represent the TWO (2) numbers with the variables;
"x" and "y" .
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x + y = 47 .
y − x = 25.
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Since: " y − x = 25 " ;
Solve for "y" in terms of "x" ;
y − x = 25 ;
Add "x" to each side of the equation:
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y − x + x = 25 + x ;
to get:
y = 25 + x .
Now, since:
x + y = 47 ;
Plug in "(25 + x)" as a substitution for "y"; to solve for "x" :
x + (25 + x) = 47 ;
x + 25 + x + 47 ;
2x + 25 = 47 ;
Subtract "25" from each side of the equation:
2x + 25 − 25 = 47 − 25 ;
2x = 22 ;
Divide EACH SIDE of the equation by "2" ;
to isolate "x" on one side of the equation; and to solve for "x" ;
2x / 2 = 22 / 2 ;
x = 11 ;
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x + y = 47<span> ;
</span>Plug in "11" for "x" into the equation ; to solve for "y" ;
11 + y = 47 ;
Subtract "11" from EACH SIDE of the equation;
to isolate "y" on one side of the equation; and to solve for "y" ;
11 + y − 11 = 47 − 11 ;
y = 36 .
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So: x = 11 , y = 36 ;
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Let us check our work:
y − x = 25 ;
36 − 11 =? 25 ? Yes!
x + y = 47 ;
36 + 11 =? 47 ? Yes!
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The numbers are: 36 and 11 .
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