AJ is thinking of two numbers. The sum of the two numbers is -15. The second number is four more than seventeen times the first number. Which system of equations can be used to determine the first number, x, and the second number, y?

A. x + y = 4
x = -15 + 17y

B. x - 15 = y
x = 17 + 4y

C. x + y = -15
x + 17y = 4

D. x + y = -15
y = 4 + 17x

Question

AJ is thinking of two numbers. The sum of the two numbers is -15. The second number is four more than seventeen times the first number. Which system of equations can be used to determine the first number, x, and the second number, y?

A. 	  x + y = 4
  x = -15 + 17y

B. 	  x - 15 = y
  x = 17 + 4y

C. 	  x + y = -15
  x + 17y = 4

D. 	  x + y = -15
  y = 4 + 17x

radar · Answer

Let x =one number and y the other.
x+y = -15
y=4+17x

Looks like D. pretty well sums it up

anonymous · Answer

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radar · Answer

U R  Welcome, good luck in your studies.