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Answer:
The system has no solutions.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's write it in a more traditional form
Try staring at it for a bit, and then realize what you are being asked: find two numbers whose difference is - at the same time, 7, and -7/6. That's impossible.
Same result you get by elimination. Multiply the first by 6 and either add or subtract - your choice the second. In either case you will get 0 = 35 or 0=49, which are obviously absurd
Answer:
180 pages
Step-by-step explanation:
let x be the number of pages in the book , then
x + 40 = x ( multiply through by 9 to clear the fraction )
7x + 360 = 9x ( subtract 7x from both sides )
360 = 2x ( divide both sides by 2 )
180 = x
The total number of pages in the book is 180