Three times a larger number is 30 more than 5 times a smaller number. The sum of the larger number and 5 times the smaller numbe
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Answer:
188 wrestlers
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Required
Determine the number of wrestlers (w)
We have:
Substitute:
Collect like terms
Divide both sides by 5
Round up to get the number of wrestlers
OK to solve this, we have to solve each system presented through elimination or substitution and find which one is equivalent to that of the teacher's!
First let's solve for the teacher's:
-2x+5y=10
-3x+9y=6
Solve by substitution (I think elimination might be easier to do for this one, but I don't really remember 100% sorry!)
Isolate the x (or y) variable in the first equation
-2x+5y=10
-2x=10-5y
Substitute x into the next equation and solve for y
-3(10-5y/2)+9y=6
3*10-5y/2+9y=6
(multiply both sides by 2)
3(10-5y)+18y=12
30-15y+18y=12
30+3y=12
3y=-18
y=-6
Substitute in x
x= -10-5(-6)/2
x=-20
TEACHER'S ANSWER (-20,-6)
GOKU
x-3y=-2
-2x+5y=-7
Do the same as above
Solve for x
x-3y=-2
x=3y-2
Plug in
-2(3y-2)+5y=-7
4-6y+5y=-7
4-y=-7
-y=-11
y=11
x=(3(11)-2)
x=31
GOKU'S ANSWER (31, 11)
SELINA:
-5x+14y=16
-3x+9y=12
One last time!! :)
-5x+14y=16
-5x=16-14y
x=(16-14y)/-5
-3(-(16-14y/5)+9y=12
3*16-14y/5+9y=12
3*16-14y+45y=60
48-42y+45y=60
48+3y=60
3y=12
y=4
x=-(16-14(4))/5
x=8
SELINA'S ANSWER
(8,4)
So neither Goku or Selina got the same answer as the teacher
First let's solve for the teacher's:
-2x+5y=10
-3x+9y=6
Solve by substitution (I think elimination might be easier to do for this one, but I don't really remember 100% sorry!)
Isolate the x (or y) variable in the first equation
-2x+5y=10
-2x=10-5y
Substitute x into the next equation and solve for y
-3(10-5y/2)+9y=6
3*10-5y/2+9y=6
(multiply both sides by 2)
3(10-5y)+18y=12
30-15y+18y=12
30+3y=12
3y=-18
y=-6
Substitute in x
x= -10-5(-6)/2
x=-20
TEACHER'S ANSWER (-20,-6)
GOKU
x-3y=-2
-2x+5y=-7
Do the same as above
Solve for x
x-3y=-2
x=3y-2
Plug in
-2(3y-2)+5y=-7
4-6y+5y=-7
4-y=-7
-y=-11
y=11
x=(3(11)-2)
x=31
GOKU'S ANSWER (31, 11)
SELINA:
-5x+14y=16
-3x+9y=12
One last time!! :)
-5x+14y=16
-5x=16-14y
x=(16-14y)/-5
-3(-(16-14y/5)+9y=12
3*16-14y/5+9y=12
3*16-14y+45y=60
48-42y+45y=60
48+3y=60
3y=12
y=4
x=-(16-14(4))/5
x=8
SELINA'S ANSWER
(8,4)
So neither Goku or Selina got the same answer as the teacher