SOLUTION: If the average (arithmetic mean) of 3a and 4b is less than 50, and a is twice b, what is the largest integer of a?

Question 975957: If the average (arithmetic mean) of 3a and 4b is less than 50, and a is twice b, what is the largest integer of a?
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If the average (arithmetic mean) of 3a and 4b is less than 50, and a is twice b, what is the largest integer of a?
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< 50
multiply both sides by 2
3a + 4b < 100
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"a is twice b"
a = 2b
or
b = .5a
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3a + 4b < 100
replace b with .5a
3a + 4(.5a) < 100
3a + 2a < 100
5a < 100
a < 100/5
a < 20
then a = 19 is the largest integer
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:
Check this, find b, find the average
b = .5(19)
b = 9.5
= 47.5 is the mean

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