Question

twenty four is devided into two part such that 7 times the firts part added to 5 times the second part make 146 find each part

Answer 1

let first part be a and second be b
we know tat a+b is 24. a=24-b
7a+5b=146
7(24-b)+5b=146
168-7b+5b=146
-2b=-26
b=26/2=13