Six Subtract 2 Equals Four :)
The answer is the first one because you have to multiply the outsider five to the other numbers inside the parenthesis. You don't add them or subtract them because they don't have the same variable
Answer:
12,400
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the current employees be x
65% increase in number = 0.65x
If the total number of employees after the increase is 20,460, then;
x + 0.65x = 20,460
1.65x = 20,460
x = 20,460/1.65
x = 12,400
Hence the current number of employees is 12,400
3a + 6b = 45
2a - 2b = -12....multiply by 3
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3a + 6b = 45
6a - 6b = - 36 ...(result of multiplying by 3)
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9a = 9
a = 1
3a + 6b = 45
3(1) + 6b = 45
3 + 6b = 45
6b = 45 - 3
6b = 42
b = 7
solution is : (1,7)
