Answer:
x=10, y=12.
Step-by-step explanation:
You are making all sides of the triangle smaller by a scale factor of 2/3, because 9*2/3=6. For x, we can do 2/3*15, which equals 10. For y, we can do 2/3*18, equalling 12.
The number is 8. 8x6=48, 8x5=40, 48-40=8.
Penny + 2 friends = 3 people
3(1/6) = 3/6 = 1/2
They ate 1/2 of the cake.
You can put them vertically
then subtract them
but if you do it, it will be 0=-10 that doesn't make sense.
So the answer is that there is no answer!