faithmenard259 faithmenard259
  • 01-04-2019
  • Mathematics
contestada

One number is 5 less than a second number.twice the second number is 4 less than 4 times the first.find the two numbers

Respuesta :

Tigerlover90 Tigerlover90
  • 01-04-2019

Answer:

9 and 14

Step-by-step explanation:

One number is 5 less than a second number.

a = b - 5

:

Twice the second number is 8 less than 4 times the first.  

2b = 4a - 8

replace a with (b-5)

2b = 4(b-5) - 8

 

2b = 4b - 20 - 8

2b - 4b = -28

-2b = -28

b = 14

then

a = 9

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Subtract. –21 – (–13) a. –34 b. –8 c. 8 d. 34
write 3.141 in expanded notation
233,740 expanded word form
In what way did ancient Athens influence the framers of the United States Constitution?
What is the value of expression? 6^-7*6^4 A. 6^-3 B. 6^-11 C. 6^-28 D. 6^11
Find the factor of 19
What happened when the united nations divided palestine into two separate countries? a. The price of the oil went down. b. Jews in the religion became angry c
is 4.75 a rational or irrational and can it be a integer or whole and can it be natural
How did the motives of the virginia colonists differ from those of the separatists who settled in plymouth
is 9.707 greater than 9.717