5 less than the product of 3 and x What is the algebraic expression
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Let us draw a picture to make the things more clear.
Attached is the image.
We have been given that
Therefore, we have
Now, in triangle bcd, we have
Now, in triangle acb, we have
Thus, ad is 15 cm.
the question in English
Juan has blue cubes with a 55 mm edge and red cubes with a 45 mm edge. He stacks them in two columns, one of each color; he wants the two columns to be the same height. How many cubes does he need, as a minimum, of each color?
Let
x---------> the number of blue cubes
y--------> the number of red cubes
we know that
Juan wants that the two columns to be the same height
so
solve for y
I proceed to calculate a table, assuming values of x to calculate the value of y. When the values of x and y are whole numbers, I will have found the solution.
the table in the attached figure
therefore
<u>the answer is</u>
9 blue cubes
11 red cubes
