Asked by tony

can someone help me on this question
ive been stuck on it for almost an hour

The mean of two numbers is 5. The sum of four times one number and three times the other number is 2. Find the numbers.

can u help me get start it by giving me the formula

please and thank you

Answers

Answered by bobpursley
10= N+M

4N+3M=2

from the first, N= 10-M
then
4(10-M)+3M=2
solve for M first.
Answered by tony
why 10=N+M???
Answered by tony
thank you
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