+948 One ordered pair $(a,b)$ satisfies the two equations $ab^4 = 48$ and $ab^3 = 24$. What is the value of b in this ordered pair?
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One ordered pair $(a,b)$ satisfies the two equations $ab^4 = 48$ and $ab^3 = 24$. What is the value of b in this ordered pair?
ab4 = 48
ab3 = 24
ab4 = 48 and ab3 = 24 so let's
divide both sides of the first by
respective equal values of the
second to obtain b = 2
the problem doesn't ask for
the value of a, but it's a = 3
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