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In a certain​ year, solar and wind energy generation totaled 1024 trillion​ Btu's. Wind generated 52 trillion​ Btu's more than eight times that generated by solar energy. How much was generated by each​ source?

Solar energy generated ____ trillion​ Btu's and wind energy generated

____trillion​ Btu's.

Answer 1

Vesta,

Translating the information into equations with s=solar energy generation and w=wind energy generation in trillions of Btu's gives

1. s+w=1024
2. w=52+8w
3. the solution of these two equations
4. s=108 and w=916 Btu's/year

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