SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 32. One number is 10 less than the other. Find the numbers.
The smaller number is:
The larger number is
Ervin has been offered positions by two
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Question 1205697: The sum of two numbers is 32. One number is 10 less than the other. Find the numbers.
The smaller number is:
The larger number is
Ervin has been offered positions by two car dealers. The first company pays a salary of $20,000 plus a commission of $300 for each car sold. The second pays a salary of $15,000 plus a commission of $500 for each car sold. How many cars would need to be sold to make the total pay the same?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let’s two numbers be and
if the sum of two numbers is , we have
....solve for
.....eq.1
if one number is less than the other, we have
....eq.2
from eq.1 and eq.2 we have
go to
....eq.2, substitute
The smaller number is:
The larger number is:
Ervin has been offered positions by two car dealers.
The first company pays a salary of $ plus a commission of $ for each car sold.
let the number of cars sold be
The second pays a salary of $ plus a commission of $ for each car sold
How many cars would need to be sold to make the total pay the same?
cars would need to be sold to make the total pay the same
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