Eight *(a number) plus 5*(another number) is -13.
translates to:
8(x) + 5(y) = -13
The sum of (the number) and (the other number) is 1.
translates to:
(x) + (y) = 1
We have a system of two equations involving two unknowns: x and y.
We can easily solve the system using Substitution or Elimination. Let's use Elimination this time.
We'll multiply the second equation by -8 so that the x's match up.
When we add the equations together, the x's will fall out of the equation, summing to zero. The 5y and -8y will sum to -3y and the right hand side will sum to -21.
Divide by -3,
Plug back into one of your original equations to find the value of x,
Subtract 7,
The answer if i understand correctly is 17x7x24=2,856 square inch
or thats what the calculator told me
Yes, because a rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction a/b where a/b are both integers, but cannot be zero.
Step-by-step explanation:
5x-16 = 3 (10+x)
=> x= 23