1 car - 4 wheels
1 motorcycle - 2 wheels
x - number of cars
y - number of motorcycles
so, there are 70 vehicles: x + y = 70
and all togeather they've got 258 wheels: 4*x + 2*y = 258
because each car has 4 wheels, so all car wheels = 4*x,
likewise 2*y for motorcycles
x + y = 70 /* 4
4 x + 2y = 258
4 x + 4 y = 280 (R1)
4 x + 2y = 258 (R2)
2y = 22 /:2 it is R1 - R2
x = 70 - y
y = 11 /motorcycles
x = 70 - 11 = 59 /cars
check:
59 + 11 = 70 ok
59 * 4 + 11 * 2 = 236 + 22 = 258 ok
Answer:
52 years old
Step-by-step explanation:
let this mans age be a
400-3a=244
400=244+3a
400-244=3a
156=3a
a=52
No, it is impossible. Intuitively, a negative number sits at the left of 0 on the number line, and a positive number sits at the right of 0 on the number line. And a number x is greater than another number y if x sits at the right of y on the number line. So, every positive number is greater than any negative number.
Also, by definition, a positive number is greater than 0, and a negative number is smaller than zero. So, if x is positive and y is negative, you have

and since the relation of order "<" is transitive, this implies
