100 g
1 kg
1,000 mg
1 dg
y=4-x
y= x+2
y=4-x
so
x + 2 = 4 - x
2x = 2
x = 1
y = 1 + 2
y = 3
Answer
x = 1, y = 3
y= x + 2
y= 4 - x
Let (y= x+2) be y
x+2 = 4- x
x + x = 4 - 2
2x = 2
Therefore x= 1
Lets now find y;
y= x+2
lets replace x with 1 ( x=1)
y= 1+2
y= 3
The answer therefore is y=3 and x= 1
Answer is the ratio 1 : 4
Work Shown
x = number of black pants
y = number of blue pants
z = number of brown pants
x = (5/6)y
x = (5/9)z
z = (9/5)x
x+y+z = total number of pants
x+y+z = (5/6)y + y + (9/5)x
x+y+z = (5/6)y+y+(9/5)*(5/6)y
x+y+z = (5/6)y+y+(3/2)y
x+y+z = (5/6)y+(6/6)y+(9/6)y
x+y+z = ( (5+6+9)/6 )y
x+y+z = (20/6)y
x+y+z = (10/3)y
numberOfBlackPants : Total
(5/6)y : (10/3)y
6*(5/6)y : 6*(10/3)y
5y : 20y
5 : 20
1 : 4
The ratio of the number of black pants to the total number is 1 : 4
It means the total is 4 times that of the number of black pants.