21. if Sam's erasers are represented by x, then sari, who has three times more, would be represented by 3x. since you are adding two together to get 28, the equation would be 28=3x+x. Simplify to 28=4x, divide by 4 to isolate x, where x=7. multiply this by 3 to get sari's amount.
Less than right? Because it’s a negative?
9.5 feet,to find that you must find out how many times longer the shadow of the pole is than the pole, and to do that you must divide 95 by 50, in which you get 1.9. And then to find the length of the shadow the man casts you must multiply his height by 1.9.
