Answer:
15 years old
Step-by-step explanation:
Start by defining the variables that we are going to use throughout our working:
Let the current age of Wei Ling and Wei Xuan be L and X years old respectively.
Next, form equations using the given information.
<u>5 years </u><u>ago</u>
Wei Ling: (L -5) years old
Wei Xuan: (X -5) years old
Given that the ratio of Wei Ling's age to that of Wei Xuan's is 2: 5,
Cross multiply:
2(X -5)= 5(L -5)
Expand:
2X -10= 5L -25
2X= 5L -25 +10
2X= 5L -15 -----(1)
<u>9 years time</u>
Wei Ling: (L +9) years old
Wei Xuan: (X +9) years old
Given that the ratio of Wei Ling's age to that of Wei Xuan is 3: 4,
Cross multiply:
3(X +9)= 4(L +9)
Expand:
3X +27= 4L +36
3X= 4L +36 -27
3X= 4L +9 -----(2)
Let's solve using the elimination method.
(1) ×3:
6X= 15L -45 -----(3)
(2) ×2:
6X= 8L +18 -----(4)
(3) -(4):
6X -6X= 15L -45 -(8L +18)
0= 15L -45 -8L -18
0= 7L -63
7L= 63
L= 63 ÷7
L= 9
Substitute L= 9 into (1):
2X= 5(9) -15
2X= 45 -15
2X= 30
X= 30 ÷2
X= 15
Thus, Wei Xuan is 15 years old now.
So 1 head per squirel and 1 head per bird
4 legs per squirel and 2 legs per bird
s=number of squirels
b=birds
the equatinos should be
1b+1s=number of heads=16
and
2b+4s=number of legs=44
(note 2b=2 times b)
so we aolve
b+s=16 and 2b+4s=44
simplify the second equaiton by divideinb by 2
2b+4s=44
divide 2
b+2s=22
b+s=16
and
b+2s=22
we can actually add the two equations together with the first one made negative
-b-s=-16
<u>b+2s=22+</u>
0b+1s=6
s=6
subsitute
b+s=16
b+6=16
subtract 6 from both sides
b=10
10 birds
answer is c
A basketball player that runs 15 laps around the court will have completed 6/10 (60%) of the 25 laps
Answer:
A. y = 17x
B. 867 fluid ounces
C. 3 bottles
Step-by-step explanation:
There are few bottles of water that each contain 17 fluid ounces of water.
A. If the number of bottles is given by x and the total volume of water those bottles contain is y in fluid ounces, then the equation that relates x and y is
y = 17x ...... (1) (Answer)
B. If x =51, then the volume of water in 51 bottles will be given by equation (1) as
y = 51 × 17 = 867 fluid ounces. (Answer)
C. If y = 51 fluid ounces, then from equation (1), the number of bottles will be given by x = 51/17 =3 bottles. (Answer)
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