2007-09-13 17:51:27 · 18 answers · asked by mark_s_gonzales 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
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2007-09-13 17:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by realhomey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
x = the first number
y = the second number
x + (1/2)y = 36
(1/2)y = 36 - x
y = 72 - 2x
y = 2(36 - x)
Plug in a few different values for x and you will see that y, which we have defined to be the second number, can be many different numbers. One possible answer would be that the first number is 2 and the second number is 68.
Hope this helps!
2007-09-13 18:03:12 · answer #2 · answered by Nikolas M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cannot be answered. if you meant, 1 number plus 1/2 of the same number =36, what is the number, you would get x+1/2x =36, or 1.5x = 36 or x=24. They way you asked it is x +1/2 y = 36. That gives you 2 unknowns and 1 equation, which is just not answerable.
2007-09-13 17:59:35 · answer #3 · answered by Patrick S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Let ist no is a, secondno is b
Given 2nd no is 1/2of 1st no
b= a/2
a+a/2=36
3a=36*2 That is a= 72/3=24 , b=a/2= 24/2=12.
second no is 12.
2007-09-13 18:07:51 · answer #4 · answered by Sasi Kumar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless there is some connection between the two numbers, the first number can be anything between 1 and 35, so half the second number can be anything between 35 and 1, so the second number is any even number between 2 and 70, as he said.
2007-09-13 18:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by Beardo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-13 17:57:36 · answer #6 · answered by Jess 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-09-13 17:56:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
makesno sense one half of one number plus one half of 2nd number equals 36 could be any number 1st could be 1 and 2nd 70 or 1st could be 2 and 2nd 68 3 and 66 4 and 64
2007-09-13 17:59:43 · answer #8 · answered by Lee B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the second number is 12
2007-09-13 17:56:59 · answer #9 · answered by looking_into_the_void 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let x = first number and y = second number.
We have x + (1/2)y = 36 or 2x + y = 72
The complete solution is:
x = 0 + n
y = 72 - 2n
where n is any integer
2007-09-13 18:05:57 · answer #10 · answered by Pilosopong Tasyo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋