Answer:
The sum of two numbers is 18.
5 times the first number subtracted from 4/7 of the second number is 14.
First number --> x
Second number --> y
so
x + y = 18 --> x = 18-y
5x - (4/7)y = 14
so
5 (18-y) - (4/7)y = 14
90 - 5y - 4/7 y = 14
-5.57 y = 14-90
y = 13.64
so
x = 18 - 13.64
x = 4.36
Answer:
-24
Step-by-step explanation:
goes by -5
Answer:
x=12
Step-by-step explanation:
Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don't contain the variable.
we have given an expression 
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we have given the value of x,y and m .
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we need to find the value of expression mx-y.
we need to plug the respective values and solve.
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7 is the value of expression mx-y.
