Solve each problem by forming a pair of simultaneous equations:
2 answers:
Answer:
5.5, 9.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x and y be the numbers
x+y = 15
x-y = 4
Add the two equations together to eliminate y
x+y = 15
x-y = 4
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2x = 19
Divide by 2
2x/2 =19/2
x = 9.5
Now find y
x+y = 15
9.5+y = 15
Subtract 9.5
x = 15-9.5
x =5.5
Answer:
11/2 and 19/2
Step-by-step explanation:
We have to make a system of equations:
1) X + Y = 15
2) X - Y = 4
Working on the first one:
X = 15 - Y
And now let's plug it in the second one:
(15 - Y) - Y = 4
15 - 2Y = 4
2Y = 11
Y = 11/2
Let's substitute this in one of the two equations:
X + 11/2 = 15
X = 19/2
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