Dorothy is thinking of two numbers. The sum of the two numbers is 40 and the difference is 6. Write a system of equations and use the elimination method to find the two numbers.

x = 23

y = 17

Step-by-step explanation:

x = 1st number

y = 2nd number

System of Equations:

x + y = 40

x - y = 6;    this can be used as x = 6+y

6+y + y = 40

6 + 2y = 40

2y = 34

y = 17

x + 17 = 40

x = 23

b. 153 students do not participate in sports and seventy-five 12th graders were surveyed

1/3 + 1/3 ≠ 2/6 because 1/3 alone = 2/6  

step by step explanation:

1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3       2/3=4/6