Answer:
x=1/2, y=2;
Step-by-step explanation:
First pair:
2x-5y =-9
4x+5y=12
Add them together:
6x=3
x = 1/2
2(1/2) - 5y =-9
1-5y = -9
1+9=5y
y=10/5=2
Answer:
170
Step-by-step explanation:
Ann, Ben, and Cindy were eating strawberries.
The ratio of the numbers of berries they ate is 5:5:7.
If Cindy ate 30 strawberries less than Ann and Ben together,
find:
what is the total number of strawberries the three of them ate?
solution:
add the ratios 5 + 5 + 7 = 17
since Cindy ate 30, less than Ann and Ben together so, the equation is
7x = 5x + 5x - 30
7x - 10x = -30
x = 30/3
x = 10
ann 5 x 10 = 50
ben 5 x 10 = 50
cindy 7 x 10 = 70
total = 170
Find the common denominator
It is 6
Multiply everything by 6
2/3*(6)= 4g
1/2 *(6)= 3g
14*(6)= 84
4g +3g = 84
7g= 84
g= 12
