Let Ted be x.
Ed is 7 years older = x + 7
Ed = (3/4)Ted
(x + 7) = (3/4)x
x + 7 = 3x/4
x - 3x/4 = -7
x/4 = -7
x = -28, Ted = -28 years.
(x + 7) = -28 + 7 = -21, Ed = -21 years
Goodness. We had negative numbers for the ages, well does that make sense? No it doesn't.
Our answer is correct. But the sense in the question is lacking. The question has been wrongly set.
<span>We might assume negative ages to mean before they came into the world, before birth! </span>
Answer:
C.
Step-by-step explanation:
The relationship is proportion if y/x is constant.
So it is C because 12/4 = 15/5 = 18/6 = 3.
Answer:
x=1
Step-by-step explanation:
you would change it to 5x-4(-3x+5)=-3, because you put the info for the first equation into the second equation.
5x-4(-3x+5)=-3
5x+12x-20=-3
17x-20=-3
17x=17
x=1
