SOLUTION: The larger of the two numbers is 8 more than four times the smaller. If the larger is increased by four times the smaller, the result is 40. Find the numbers?
2.The number of ca
Question 116269: The larger of the two numbers is 8 more than four times the smaller. If the larger is increased by four times the smaller, the result is 40. Find the numbers?
2.The number of calories in a piece of pie is 20 less than three times the number of calories in a scoop of ice cream. The pie and the ice cream together have 500 calories. How many calories are in each?
The teacher din't get it from our text book. at bottom of paper it says objective 6-e: to solve word problems using systems of equations. Alegbra with pizzazz Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let s=the smaller number and b=the bigger
b=4s+8
4s+8+4s=40
8s+8=40
8s+8-8=40-8
8s=32
8s/8=32/8
s=4
b=4*4+8=24
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Let p=calories in pie, i=caloris in ice cream
p=3i-20
i+3i-20=500
4i-20=500
4i-20+20=500+20
4i=520
4i/4=520/4
i=130 calories
p=3*130-20
=390-20=370 calories
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Ed
