document.write( "Question 900933: two people have 93 coins, one person has 8 plus four times as many coins as the other, how man coins does each person have? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #546318 by JulietG(1812)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A+B=93 \n" ); document.write( "A=4B+8 \n" ); document.write( "Substitute the known value of A from the bottom equation into the top. \n" ); document.write( "A+B=93 \n" ); document.write( "(4B+8)+B=93 \n" ); document.write( "5B+8=93 \n" ); document.write( "Subtract 8 from each side \n" ); document.write( "5B = 85 \n" ); document.write( "Divide each side by 5 \n" ); document.write( "B = 17 \n" ); document.write( "If person B has 17 coins, then person A has 93-17=76 \n" ); document.write( "76 is 4*17 (68) + 8 \n" ); document.write( " |