Question

A)A certain clothing company employs machinist and supervisors. The company uses the formula y =35x +1 to determine the number of machinists and supervisors. The machinists and supervisors are represented by x and y of respectively if y =841,determine by making use of the formula, the number of supervisorsa)A certain clothing company employs machinists and supervisors. The company employed by the company.

b)write the number of machinists and number of supervisors as a ratio. ​

Answer 1

a) 24

b) 24 : 841

Explanation:

y = 35x + 1

a) If y = 841:

⇒ 35x + 1 = 841

Subtract 1 from both sides:

⇒ 35x = 840

Divide both sides by 35

⇒ x = 24

b) machinists = x

supervisors = y

x : y = 24 : 841