If we have 2 more blue pens than black pens, our blue pens can be rewritten as blue = 2 + black. Now we can set up an equation. Originally this equation would involve both blue and black, but since we only have 1 equation to set up, we can only have 1 unknown. That's why we base the number of blue pens on the number of black pens and do a substitution. So instead of blue + black = 94, we have (black + 2) + black = 94. That simplifies to 2 black + 2 = 94, and 2 black = 92. Now if we divide by 2, we get that the number of black pens is 46. If we have 2 more blue than black, the number of blue pens we have is 48. 46 + 48 = 94, so there you go!
Answer:
2/3
Step-by-step explanation:
(6 -4) / (2 - (-1)) =(2) / (2+1) = 2/3
Answer:
The sum of the roots is 0.5
Step-by-step explanation:
<u><em>The correct question is</em></u>
What is the sum of the roots of 20x^2-10x-30
we know that
In a quadratic equation of the form
The sum of the roots is equal to
in this problem we have
so

substitute
<u><em>Verify</em></u>
Find the roots of the quadratic equation
The formula to solve a quadratic equation is equal to


substitute





The roots are x=-1 and x=1.5
The sum of the roots are
----> is ok