Answer:
1 hour and 25 min
Step-by-step explanation:
5/4 = 1.25
Assume the smaller one is x, then the other ones will be x+2 and x+4
x(x+2) + 2 = 5(x+4)
x^2 + 2x - 5x - 18 = 0
-> x^2 - 3x - 18 = 0
-> (x-6)(x+3) = 0
-> x = 6 or -3, since x must be positive, then x = 6
So the numbers are: 6, 8, 10
Factor the numerator to get:
(-3z(z+5))/(z+5) now you notice that (x+5) cancel out leaving:
-3z
Add or subtract like terms
2x+3y=5x-y
7x=2y
since you can’t divide or add any more like terms together there isn’t anything else to solve
answer ~ 7x=2y