Question

36 is divided into parts such that 5 times the first part added to 3 times the second part makes 142. the two parts are-

Answer 1

Answer:

The numbers are 19 & 17

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be one part and y be the other.

Case 1:

x+y=36

Case 2:

5x+3y=142

Ond olving the two equations simulataneously:

y=19,x=17