- 4(1/2)x - (3/7) = (1/4)
- 4(1/2)x = (1/4) + (3/7)
- (9/2)x = (7+12)/28
-(9/2)x = 19/28
x = (19/28) * 2 / 9
x = (19/14) / 9
x = 19 / (14*9)
x = 19 / 126
For this problem, let x be the number of children and y for adults. Formulate the equations: 1st equation, x + y = 3,200 and 2nd equation 5x + 9y = 24,000. Re-arrange 1st equation into x = 3200 - y. Then, substitute into 2nd equation, 5(3,200-y) + 9y = 24,000. Then, solve for y. The 16,000 - 5y + 9y = 24000. Final answer is, y = 2000 adults went to watch the movie.
Answer:
Four billion, two-hundred seventy five thousand.
n=2
8+8(8-n)=40+8n (distribute 8 through the parenthesis)
8+64-8n=40-8n (add the numbers)
<em>72-</em>8n=40+8n (move the variable to the left side and change its sign)
<em>72</em><em>-</em>8n+8n=40
-8n+8n=40<em>-72</em> (connect like terms)
-16n = -32 (divide both sides by -16)
<u><em>n=2</em></u>
