document.write( "Question 30106: How do you seperate 116 ito two parts,where one of which shall be 3 times the other? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #16842 by Fermat(136)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let one part be x \n" ); document.write( "let the other part be y \n" ); document.write( "then x = 3y, say \n" ); document.write( "Also, \n" ); document.write( "116 = x + y \n" ); document.write( "substitute for x = 3y into the above eqn \n" ); document.write( "116 = 3y + y \n" ); document.write( "116 = 4y \n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 4, \n" ); document.write( "29 = y \n" ); document.write( "y = 29 \n" ); document.write( "====== \n" ); document.write( "x = 87 (87 = 3*29) \n" ); document.write( "====== \n" ); document.write( " |