Answer:
$43.95
Step-by-step explanation:
15/100 × 293
= 43.95
Let b>a,
a+b=40 so we can say a=40-b
We are told that b-a=6.5, using a found above in the equation gives us:
b-(40-b)=6.5
b-40+b=6.5
2b-40=6.5
2b=46.5
b=23.25, and since a=40-b
a=40-23.25
a=16.75
So a=16.75 and b=23.25
check...
16.75+23.25=40, 40=40
23.25-16.75=6.5, 6.5=6.5
Seems to me like the question is: What are the two numbers ?
They have to multiply to 2,800 .
It's fairly easy to find two numbers that do that, BUT ...
they're not supposed to be multiples of 10 .
1 x 2,800 = 2,800 . . . . . No good. 2,800 is a multiple of 10 .
2 x 1,400 = 2,800 . . . . . No good. 1,400 is a multiple of 10 .
4 x 700 = 2,800 . . . . . No good. 700 is a multiple of 10 .
5 x 560 = 2,800 . . . . . No good. 560 is a multiple of 10 .
7 x 400 = 2,800 . . . . . No good. 400 is a multiple of 10 .
8 x 350 = 2,800 . . . . . No good. 350 is a multiple of 10 .
10 x 280 = 2,800 . . . . . No good. 280 is a multiple of 10 .
14 x 200 = 2,800 . . . . . No good. 200 is a multiple of 10 .
16 x 175 = 2,800 . . . . . Finally ! Neither one is a multiple of 10 .