<u>Define x:</u>
Let one of the numbers be x.
The other number is x + 2
<u>Construct equation:</u>
<span>twice the smaller is 16 more than the larger
</span>⇒2x = x + 2 - 16
<u>Solve x:</u>
2x = x + 2 - 16
x = -14
<u>Find the two numbers:</u>
Smaller number = x = -14
Larger number = x + 2 = -12
Answer: The two numbers are -14 and -12
When I look at a problem like this, I think of the FOIL method. This method states "You multiply integers in the order of First, Outside, Inside, Last, and then add them together"
(a -3b)(2a - 5b)
First --- 2a * a
Out --- (-5b) * a
In --- (-3b) * 2a
Last --- (-3b) * (-5b)
2a² - 5ab -6ab + 15b²
2a² - ab + 15b²
This would be your answer in simplest form!
Answer:
15/25 can be simplified to 3/5.
Answer:
y= 3cb/ 5t
Step-by-step explanation:
combine 5 and t/4
5t/4 times y= 3(b/4) times c
combine 5t/4 and y
5ty/4=3(b/4) times c
combine 3 and b/4
5ty/4= 3b/4 times c
combine 3b/4 and c
5ty/4=3bc/4
multiply each term in 5ty/4=3bc/4 by 4/5t to eliminate the fractions
y=3bc/4 times 4/5t
simplify
y=3cb/5t
