Sharon's age= 2x
Brian's age= x
(2x-5)+(x-5)= 25
3x-10=25
3x=15
x=5
Brian is 5 years old and Sharon is 10
So since we know what x is, we can substitute it into the original equation for x like so to solve for y...
(2y - 8) + 5y - 10 = 0
2y - 8 + 5y = 10
2y + 5y = 18
7y = 18
y = 18/7 (or about 2.57)
So now we know what x is, we can sub it into the below equation to solve for x...
x = 2(18/7) - 8
x = 36/14 - 8 (or about -5.43)
Step-by-step explanation:
the first one is the correct one
a, = -51+12(n-1)
a(2) = -51+12(2-1)=-39
I hope this helps
Im sure from the answer
but I couldnt explain it exactly
