Answer:
150 tons of nitrogen were released during the study.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of tons of nitrogen released be 'x'.
Given:
Tons of sulfur released is 62 times that of nitrogen.
Also, tons of sulfur is 9150 more than that of nitrogen.
Framing the above two sentences in equation form we get:
Tons of sulfur = [tex]62x[/tex] ------------ 1
Tons of sulfur = [tex]x+9150[/tex] ------- 2
Equation (1) and (2) represent the same thing. So, equating both the equations, we get:
[tex]62x=x+9150\\\\62x-x=9150\\\\61x=9150\\\\x=\frac{9150}{61}\\\\x=150\ tons[/tex]
Therefore, 150 tons of nitrogen were released during the study.
