One number is 8 times another number. The numbers are both positive and have a difference of 70. Find the numbers.

Which of the following equations could be used to solve the problem?

x - 8x = 70
8x - x = 70
x - 8 = 70

Question

One number is 8 times another number. The numbers are both positive and have a difference of 70. Find the numbers.

Which of the following equations could be used to solve the problem?

x - 8x = 70
8x - x = 70
x - 8 = 70

aric200 · Answer

8x-x=70

aric200 · Answer

@soyunafiera  are you being lazy?

aric200 · Answer

Or do you not get it?

aric200 · Answer

You keep asking multiple of the same questions

anonymous · Answer

such word problems first need to be translated from English to Math like so:

1. let the two numbers be $x$ and $y$
2. one number is 8 times the other. Hence, $y = 8x$
3. both have a difference of 70. So, $y-x=70$ I use 'y' before because it is the bigger number

anonymous · Answer

plug in the info from step 2 into step 3 and bingo

anonymous · Answer

i dont get it cause i never get math :(

aric200 · Answer

Oh well I just kinda assumed you were being lazy but yes you have to understand it. It is not just going to go away so I am sorry for just giving out the answers.

anonymous · Answer

im sowiee