SOLUTION: Trying to solave this word problem. [ An eagle spied 1428 antelope and wildebeests grazing on the savannah. If they were in the ratio of 9 to 5, how many antelope were there? ]

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[ An eagle spied 1428 antelope and wildebeests grazing on the savannah. If they were in the ratio of 9 to 5, how many antelope were there? ]
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x/y = 9/5
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x = (9/5)y
x + y = 1428
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - (9/5)y = 0
x + y = 1428
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x - 1.8y = 0
x + y = 1428
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answer:
x= antelope = 918
y= wildebeest = 510
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