Answer:
d
Step-by-step explanation:
Number of books each of them have:
Jaime: x
Grant: x - 6
Ky: 3 (x - 6)
There are 176 books in total, so we can write it down as:
176 = x + x - 6 + 3 (x - 6)
176 = x + x - 6 + 3 * x + 3 * (-6)
176 = x + x - 6 + 3x - 18
176 = 2x - 6 + 3x - 18
176 = 5x - 24 / + 24 (both sides)
5x = 200 / ÷ 5 (both sides)
x = 40
Doublecheck:
Jamie: 40
Grant: 40 - 6 = 34
Ky: 3 (40 - 6) = 3 * 34 = 102
102 + 34 + 40 = 176, so it's correct :)
Set the equal to each other
2x-4=4x-10
6=2x
x=3
y=2(3)-4
=6-4
y =2
If you are having trouble with ratios you can look at them as fractions. The first number being the numerator and the second number being the denominator or the other way around. When you are asked to find an equivalent ratio, you just have to find an equivalent fraction.
