gtomblin4006 gtomblin4006
  • 02-02-2024
  • Mathematics
contestada

The sum of two numbers is 3. One number is twice the second number plus 12.

Respuesta :

26dkaye 26dkaye
  • 02-02-2024

Answer:

-3 and -6

Step-by-step explanation:

3=x+2x+12~subtract 12 from both sides

-9=x+2x~add the x's together

-9=3x~divide by 3

-3=x

so that know x=-3 we can just put them into the equation so the numbers would be -3 and -6

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Do you have geometry games?
State the domain of the function y=3/x
mom, this note is to remind you that i have soccer practice this afternoon. jeff's mom is taking us and picking us up. see you at dinner. andrew what was andrew
“Great God, direct, and guard him from on high, And from his head let ev'ry evil fly!” How does the couplet form support the meaning of the lines?
what is the solution of this equation? 8p-8=-9(2p+5)-9(6-3p)
Harry has medical insurance through an HMO. He would like to see a podiatrist about the foot pain he has been having. What is the first step he will have to tak
How are primary and secondary succession similar?
a scientific law is like a societal law because
In the last hour, 7 planes have landed at the airport and 11 planes have taken off. Use addition to find the change in the total number of airplanes in the last
In which colonial region were the cash crops tobacco, rice, and indigo important?