Sunday, 31 March 2013

Form the pair of linear equations for the following problems and find their solution by substitution method


Form the pair of linear equations for the following problems and find their solution by
substitution method

(i)              The difference between two numbers is 26 and one number is three times the other. Find them.

Let larger number    = x
Smaller number       = y
The difference between two numbers is 26
x – y    = 26
x          = 26 + y
Given that one number is three times the other
So                               x          = 3y
plug the value of x we get
26   y        = 3y
- 2  y         = - 2 6
y          = 13
So value of x  = 3y
Plug value of y we get
x         = 3* 13            = 39
Answer smaller number = 13 bigger number is 39

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