aleceatrindlep4gx7m aleceatrindlep4gx7m

20-02-2018
Mathematics

contestada

The second of two numbers is 3 less than twice the first. Their sum is 36. Find the numbers.

Respuesta :

Banabanana Banabanana

20-02-2018

The first number = x
The second number = 2x-3

x + 2x-3 = 36
3x = 36+3
3x = 39
x = 39/3
x = 13

The first number = x = 13
The second number = 2x-3 = 2*13 - 3 = 26 - 3 = 23

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Which is an example of weak social behavior?

an ice-cream factory makes 250 quarts of ice-cream in 2 hrs. how many could be made in 36 hrs

what are context clues

Markup is BEST defined as:

Which act required colonists to pay for th soldiers that had been sent to maintain order?

the amount of salt and other dissolved minerals present in ocean water is a measure of the waters

Use consecrate in a really good sentence.

what were some of the challenges the newcomers faced as they started their new lives

What is a good thesis statement for drug abuse?

Specify which axis is the line of symmetry