Math, asked by yathinabhisista, 1 year ago

16 students took part in athletics . the no. of boys is equal to 2wice the no. of girls. form the linear equations

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Answered by Gautam22121998

2x+x=16
x=no. of girls
2x= no. of boys

yathinabhisista: x=2y-1..............2

Gautam22121998: you have given the total no. of students as 16 which is wrong

yathinabhisista: it is correct question only

MonsieurBrainly: u are using linear equation in 2 variables

yathinabhisista: yes

Gautam22121998: no need to took 2variables...

MonsieurBrainly: gautam what is the answer u got

Gautam22121998: you can not get the answer when the total no. of students is 16

yathinabhisista: in that question there are two condition u observe

Gautam22121998: as the no. of boys or girls can't be in fraction

Answered by MonsieurBrainly

let x be the number of girls who took part
then the number of boys will be 2x
we know that total number of students is 16
so 2x+x=16
this is the linear equation
report if wrong
if u got it and it is correct then mark as brainliest
#aditya

yathinabhisista: take them as x and y

MonsieurBrainly: we followed linear equation in 1 variable

yathinabhisista: no in two variables

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