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So,
Let x represent Joe's weight and y represent Jeff's weight.
"Joe weighs 20 lbs. less than twice Jeff's weight."
x = 2y - 20
"If Jeff would gain 10 lbs., then together they would weigh 250 lbs."
(y + 10) + x = 250
We now have our two open sentences.
x = 2y - 20
(y + 10) + x = 250
Get rid of parentheses.
x = 2y - 20
x + y + 10 = 250
We will use Elimination by Substitution.
2y - 20 + y + 10 = 250
Collect Like Terms.
3y - 10 = 250
Add 10 to both sides.
3y = 260
Divide both sides by 3.
Substitute again.
Multiply.
Subtract.
Check.
"Joe weighs 20 lbs. less than twice Jeff's weight."
Jeff's weight times two is 173 and one-third.
20 lbs. less than that is 153 and one-third lbs. Check.
"If Jeff would gain 10 lbs., then together they would weigh 250 lbs."
86 and two-thirds + 10 = 96 and two-thirds.
96 and two-thirds + 153 and one-third equals 250 lbs. Check.
Tim spends 500 minutes at the school.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given,
Time for lunch = 45 minutes
Time for study hall = 45 minutes
Total = 45+45 = 90 minutes
This represents 18% of the total minutes Tim spend at school.
Let,
x be the total minutes Tim spend at school.
18% of x = 90 minutes
Dividing both sides by 0.18
Tim spends 500 minutes at the school.
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Answer:
impossible
Step-by-step explanation:
X + X + 1 + X + 2 = 56. To solve for X, you first add the integers together and the X variables together. Then you subtract 3 from each side, followed by dividing by 3 on each side. ...
3X + 3 = 56. 3X + 3 - 3 = 56 - 3.
3X = 53. 3X/3 = 53/3.
X = 17 2/3. Since 17 2/3 is not an integer, there is no true answer to this problem.
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