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The number ais about 8 times greater than b. Find the correct value of a and b.

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a = 8b

if b = 1 then a = 8x1 = 8
if b = 2 then a = 8x2 = 16
and so on...

hope that helps
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Answer:

The given Statement

a is 8 times greater than b.

a>8b


\rightarrow (a)/(b)>8

There are infinite values that a and b can take.Drawing the graph of this inequality and shading the solution set.

There are infinite solution of this inequality.

One solution is =(17,2),(19,3).......

The number ais about 8 times greater than b. Find the correct value of a and b.-example-1
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