Seudónimo Seudónimo
  • 01-01-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

the sum of two numbers is 13 and there difference is 5 what are the 2 numbers?

Respuesta :

royalranger
royalranger royalranger
  • 01-01-2017
x + y = 13
x - y = 5

x = (13 - y)

(13-y) - y = 5

13 - 2y = 5
-2y = -8
y = 4

x - 4 = 5
x = 9

x=9, y = 4
Answer Link
apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 01-01-2017
x+y=13
x-y=5
we can addd these 2 equations to eliminate y

2x+0y=18
2x=18
divide both sides by 2
x=9

sub back
x+y=13
9+y=13
minus 9 both sides
y=4

the 2 numbers are 9 and 4
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

what caused the quiet depression during the 1920s
We're Americans justified in being alarmed when the soviets launched sputnik 1 why
three equal ratios to 6/7
what is 9 times 54 in rounding
16/18 into simplest form
Many progressives who followed Walter Rauschenbusch's social gospel program believed that? A)government should not regulate business. B)Christianity should be t
rational number between 1/8 and 1/4
Match the form of the verb with the sentence. Mon oncle _____ cinq enfants. Nous ______ sept euros. Mes cousins n’ ____ pas faim. J’ ______ sommeil. A)
many of robert frost's poems can be categorized as pastorals. what is a pastoral?
y+2=x (tell whether x and y show direct variation)