If that little dot after the '1' is a comma, then you're correct. Melting doesn't change the mass.
<h3><u>The value of the greater number is 15.</u></h3><h3><u>The value of the smaller number is 7.</u></h3>
x = 2y + 1
3x = 5y + 10
Because we have a value for x we can plug this value in to find the value of y.
3(2y + 1) = 5y + 10
Distributive property.
6y + 3 = 5y + 10
Subtract 5y from both sides.
y + 3 = 10
Subtract 3 from both sides.
y = 7
We can plug this value back into the original equation to find the value of x.
x = 2(7) + 1
x = 15
