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Sandra's age is given by the expression 80 - 40 / 10 x 4.
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Sandra's age is given by the expression .
To find her age, follow the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS): Division and Multiplication before Subtraction.
Perform the division.
Perform the multiplication.
Perform the subtraction.
Sandra's age is .
2)
Given the equations:Square the second equation.
Substitute the first equation () into the expanded equation from Step 1.
Solve for .
Consider a quadratic equation whose roots are and .
This equation is typically written as .
Substitute the values and :Determine if there are real solutions for (and thus for and ) by checking the discriminant ().
Here, , , .
Since the discriminant is negative (), there are no real solutions for . This means there are no real numbers and that can satisfy both given equations simultaneously.
Therefore, the ratio cannot be determined as a real number.The problem has .
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