If (2x+3y=18) and (5x+3y=42), what is the ratio (x:y)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (4:1)
Subtracting the first equation from the second gives (3x=24), so (x=8). Compute (y) and reduce the ratio carefully.
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(4:1)
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Subtracting the first equation from the second gives (3x=24), so (x=8). Compute (y) and reduce the ratio carefully.
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This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables. Topic: Algebraic methods: Substitution method and Elimination method..
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