Well first you need to show the rest of the problems before i can truely help you sorry.
A) x + y = 17
B) x - y = 27
Adding both equations:2x = 44
x = 22
y = -5
Answer:
The correct option is C: the isotope of iodine contains 81 neutrons.
Step-by-step explanation:
The mass (A) of the iodine isotope is given by:

Where:
Z: is the number of protons
N: is the number of neutrons
For iodine Z= 53, so if A = 134 the number of neutrons is:

Therefore, the correct option is C. The isotope of iodine contains 81 neutrons.
I hope it helps you!
I know step 5 is (x-2)(x+2)(x+1)
But I don't know what step 4 is.
Im stuck.
28 to 16
Divide both numbers by 4.
7 to 4