Six persons initiated a campiagn against child labour. Each time they visit a new locality, two persons join them in the campaign from that locality. Taking x as the no. of localities and y as the total no. of persons, form a linear equation in two variables. How many localities have they visited when the total no. of persons is 16?

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y = 2 x + 6

16 = 2 x + 6

10 = 2 x

x = 5

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Six persons initiated a campiagn against child labour. Each time they visit a new locality, two persons join them in the campaign from that locality. Taking x as the no. of localities and y as the total no. of persons, form a linear equation in two variables. How many localities have they visited when the total no. of persons is 16?

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y = 2 x + 6

16 = 2 x + 6

10 = 2 x

x = 5

Damon · Answer

y = 2 x + 6 16 = 2 x + 6 10 = 2 x x = 5