Question

can you times 83 and 1.3 separately so they add up to 4

Answer 1

Yes, I can help you with that.

Let's assume we want to find two numbers, a and b, such that they add up to 4. We also know that a is the result of multiplying 83 by some number, and b is the result of multiplying 1.3 by another number.

Let's express this as an equation:
a + b = 4

We also have the following two equations:
a = 83x
b = 1.3y

Now, let's substitute these equations into the original equation:
83x + 1.3y = 4

To find suitable values for x and y, we can consider different multiples of these numbers. One possible solution is x = 0.05 (5%) and y = 3.05 (305%).

Let's calculate a and b with these values:
a = 83 * 0.05 = 4.15
b = 1.3 * 3.05 = 3.965

As you can see, a and b are approximately equal to 4 when rounded to two decimal places, and they add up to 7.115.

Therefore, there is no exact combination of multiplying 83 and 1.3 separately that will add up to exactly 4, but we can get close with values like the ones provided above.