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Answer:
a = 8; b = -9
Step-by-step explanation:
Filling in the given values gives you two equations.
7 = a(2) +b
-1 = a(1) +b
Subtracting the second equation from the first gives ...
(7) -(-1) = (2a +b) -(a +b)
8 = a . . . . . simplify
Using this value in the first equation gives ...
7 = (8)(2) +b
b = 7 -16 = -9
The constants are a = 8, b = -9.
We can follow the following steps to make an equation and solve it.
Step 1:
five less than 13 means we have to subtract 5 from 13
so it becomes 13-5
Step 2:
A number y is five less than thirteen.
Now in algebraic expressions, "is" stands for "="
So we have:
Step 3:
Solving the equation to find y.
Subtracting 5 from 13, we get :
y=8
Answer:
For the given equation the solution is y=8.
