Answer:
m=17
Step-by-step explanation:
Complementary means they add to equal 90 degrees.
1) 90-A=36
2)36=2x+2
3) Subtract 2 from both sides, 34=2x
4) Divide by 2 17=x
A pound of oranges cost x dollar => A pound of pears cost x+3 dollar
We have: 8x+4(x+3)=30 => 12x=30-12=18 =>x=1.5
5 pounds of pears cost: 5(x+3)=5(1.5+3)=5*4.5= 22.5 (dollar)
Let x be the yearly salary of an architect. Then the yearly salary of a lawyer is 2x-20000.
We can build an equation now! x+(2x-20000)=211000, because the yearly salary of an architect plus the yearly salary of a lawyer is 211000.
We combine like terms to get 3x-20000=211000.
We add 20000 to both sides to get 3x=231000.
We divide both sides by 3 to get x=77000, so the average yearly salary of a lawyer is 77000.
Then, the average yearly salary of an architect is 2(77000)-20000=154000-20000=134000, so the average yearly salary of an architect is 134000.
