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Answer:
Paco contributed = 360pesos
Juan contributed = 504pesos
Question:
Two brothers gathered their money to buy a gift for their dad. Between them they gathered 864, which amount each contributed if Paco gave 5 pesos for every 7 that Juan gave.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the common factor between each brother = p
Paco gave = 5×common factor = 5p
Juan gave = 7×common factor = 7p
Total money contributed by both brothers = 864
Total money contributed by both brothers = 5p + 7p
5p + 7p = 864
12p = 864
p = 864/12
p = 72
Paco contributed = 5p = 5×72 = 360pesos
Juan contributed = 7p = 7×72 = 504pesos
(2x - y = -2)2
5x - 2y = -7
4x - 2y = -4
Subtract both
x = -3
5(-3) - 2y = -7
-15 - 2y = -7
-2y = 8, y = -4
Solution: (-3,-4)
Answer:
20 males and 7 females
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's say the number of females is x and the number of males is y.
We know that the total number of students is 27, which can also be written as x + y. So, these two expressions are equal: x + y = 27.
There are 13 fewer females than males, so: x = y - 13.
Now, we can use substitution to solve this system of linear equations.
Since x = y - 13, we can plug in y - 13 for x in x + y = 27:
x + y = 27 ⇒ (y - 13) + y = 27 ⇒ 2y - 13 = 27 ⇒ 2y = 40 ⇒ y = 20
Then, we use this value of y to solve for x:
x = y - 13 = 20 - 13 = 7
Thus, there are 20 males and 7 females.
Hope this helps!