Raphael works 12 hours each week. He earns £4 per hour. Tom saves 1/3 of earnings each week. How many weeks does it take Tom to save £80?
5 weeks
Here is the solved answer for this question
2= 2y - x
23 = 5y - 4x
isolate the x in the first equation
x = 2y - 2
now use this to substitute x in the second equation
23 = 5y - 4 (2y - 2)
23 = 5y - 8y + 6
23 = -3y + 6
-3y = 17
y = -5 2/3 (5.6 repeating )
now use that to find x in either equation.
2 = 2 (-5.66666) - x
2= -11.3 repeating - x
13.3 repeating = -x
x = -13.3 repeating
optional ** use the second equation to check
First odd integer = x
second odd integer = x + 2
third odd integer = x + 4
sum of all three <span>consecutive odd integers:
x + x + 2 + x + 4
= 3x + 6
answer
3x + 6
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