the greater of two numbers is one less than eight times the smaller . Their sum equals 98

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04-04-2017
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the greater of two numbers is one less than eight times the smaller . Their sum equals 98

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Cuanto vale la y en matemáticas

irspow irspow · Answer 1 · 2017-04-04T02:42:00+02:00

irspow irspow

04-04-2017

b>a

b=8a-1

and we are told that 98=a+b so a=98-b, using this value for a in the equation above gives you:

b=8(98-b)-1

b=784-8b-1

b=783-8b

9b=783

b=87, and since a+b=98, a=11

so a and b are 11 and 87

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alexanderjflynt alexanderjflynt · Answer 2 · 2021-04-07T17:01:22+02:00

alexanderjflynt alexanderjflynt

07-04-2021

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the answer is 11 and 87

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