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Danka and Janka split a pack of candies in a ratio of 5:7. Jana received four more candies than Danka. How many candies were in the package?

Correct answer:

x =  24

Step-by-step explanation:


7d = 5j
j = d+4
x = j+d

7·d = 5·j
j = d+4
x = j+d

7d-5j = 0
d-j = -4
d+j-x = 0

Row 2 - 1/7 · Row 1 → Row 2
7d-5j = 0
-0.286j = -4
d+j-x = 0

Row 3 - 1/7 · Row 1 → Row 3
7d-5j = 0
-0.286j = -4
1.714j-x = 0

Pivot: Row 2 ↔ Row 3
7d-5j = 0
1.714j-x = 0
-0.286j = -4

Row 3 - -0.28571429/1.71428571 · Row 2 → Row 3
7d-5j = 0
1.714j-x = 0
-0.167x = -4


x = -4/-0.16666667 = 24
j = 0+x/1.71428571 = 0+24/1.71428571 = 14
d = 0+5j/7 = 0+5 · 14/7 = 10

d = 10
j = 14
x = 24

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