Answer
$5n-3p=0$
$n+p=24$
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Work Step by Step
$5n-3p=0$
$n+p=24$
$n+p=24$
$n=-p+24$
$5(-p+24)-3p=0$
$-5p-120-3p =0$
$-8p-120=0$
$-8(p-15)=0$
$p-15=0$
$p=15$
$n+p=24$
$n+15=24$
$n=9$
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 6 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Chapter Test - Page 407: 14
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