Same question
x+y=30
x is 1/5 of y
x=y/5
subsitute
y/5+y=30
multily both sidse by 5
y+5y=150
add
6y=150
divide both sides by 6
y=25
subsitute
x=y/5
x=25/5
x=5
the numbers are 5 and 25
To find the percentage of a number, you take the percent - 5% - and change it to a decimal by moving the percent over 2 times to the left and multiplying it by the number. So...
.05 x 63
= 3.15
Answer: 5% of 63 is 3.15
3. .5*60 because .5 represents the 5% and "of" stands for multiplication
Make all a and constant number in different side
10-7=16z-7z+2z
3=11z
z=3/11
