lucasostrem25 lucasostrem25
  • 04-10-2020
  • Mathematics
contestada

Find two numbers whose sum is 49. If the greater is 4 more than 8 times the smaller. Solve

Respuesta :

sidemi06
sidemi06 sidemi06
  • 04-10-2020


I got
44
and
5
Explanation:
Call the numbers
x
and
y
, you get:
x
+
y
=
49

x
=
8
y
+
4

substitute the second equation into the first:
8
y
+
4
+
y
=
49

9
y
=
45

y
=
45
9
=
5

so that:
x
=
8
⋅
5
+
4
=
44
Answer Link
ciqarz
ciqarz ciqarz
  • 04-10-2020

Answer:

5 and 44

Step-by-step explanation:

smaller number: x

greater number: 8x + 4

x + 8x + 4 = 49

9x + 4 = 49

9x = 45

x = 5

smaller number: 5

greater number: ?

8(5) + 4 = 40 + 4 = 44

5 + 44 = 49

Hope that helps.

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Please help! Math question. There are 500 teachers in a school district. The district superintendent wants to determine which proposed school calendar for the n
Describe the interactions that took place between blacks and whites in early colonial America, before chattel slavery.
Filial piety, the respect that a child shows to his or her parents, was practiced under Confucianism Taoism Legalism the Mandate of Heaven
One way americans express opinions through the media is by ?
which of the following statements about a subordinate clause is correct
4/7 of the students at a park were boys. If there were 66 girls, how many students were there at the park?
Write two equivalent fractions with 2/5=
The measure of an inscribed angle is equal to the measure of its corresponding arc. True False
What is the value for 6 days in the linear function, please help!!(20 POINTS!!)
The following is an example of a potentially hazardous food: sliced watermelon or whole watermelon