Answer: a< -4 D
Step-by-step explanation:
Let us say that the numbers are x and y. The given clues
are:
1. x – y = 16 (so
x is the larger number)
2. y / x = 5 / 7
rewriting eqtn 2 in terms of y:
y = (5/7) x
combining 1 and 2:
x – (5/7) x = 16
(2/7) x = 16
x = 56
y = (5/7) x = 40
So the two numbers are 56 and 40.
Same is the answerso it means equal to
3x - 2y = 1
2x + 2y = 4
Add the second equation to the first
5x = 5
2x + 2y = 4
Divide the first equation by 5
x = 1
2x + 2y = 4
Subtract the first equation from the second
x = 1
x + 2y = 3
Subtract the first equation from the second again
x = 1
2y = 2
Divide the second equation by 2
x = 1
y = 1
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So, the solution is x = 1 and y = 1 {or: (1, 1)} </h3>
