Answer:
The solution is x = 1 because 2(1) - 1 = -1
Step-by-step explanation:
2x + y = 1 . . . . . (1)
4x + 2y = -2 . . . .(2)
From (1), y = 1 - 2x . . . . . (3)
Putting (3) into (2) gives:
4x + 2(1 - 2x) = -2
4x + 2 - 4x = -2
2 = -2
Therefore, there is no x value as there is no solution for the set of equation.
Divide both by the least common denominator which is 4
The answer is 2/3
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the larger number.
Let y represent the smaller number.
The sum of two numbers is thirty seven. This means that the smaller number would be 37 - x
The translation into a variable expression for the the difference between nine more than twice the larger number and the sum of the smaller number and three would be
2x + 9 - (37 - x + 3)
Opening the parenthesis and putting the constants together, it becomes
2x + 9 - 37 + x - 3
2x + x + 9 - 37 - 3
3x - 31