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ra1l [238]
3 years ago
15

The difference of two numbers.(a,b) is 21. The difference of 5 times a and 2 times b is 18. What are the values of a,b?

Mathematics
1 answer:
ziro4ka [17]3 years ago
7 0
The equation is b-a= 21;
2b-5a = 18
a=8 and b= 29
therefore 29-8= 21
2 (29) -5 (8) = 18
58-40=18
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