It is given in the question that
Ann, Chang, and Kareem sent a total of 89 text messages over their cell phones during the weekend. Ann sent 9 fewer messages than Chang. Kareem sent 3 times as many messages as Ann.
Let number of messages Chang sent be x. And Ann sent 9 fewer than Chang, so Ann sent (x-9) messages. And Kareem sent 3 times as many messages as Ann, so Kareem sent 3(x-9) messages.
And the total messages are 89. That is

Combining like terms

So Chang sent 25 messages, Ann sent

And Kareem sent

Answer:
the answer is c.
Step-by-step explanation:
apply the rule of distributive property to check each of the options provided
Answer:
This is a good tip and $18 is 18% of what the meal cost.
Step-by-step explanation:
On average the proper tip is 15% of the cost of your meal cost. In this case you have paid 18% of your meal cost.
Answer:
500 grams is 20 percent of 2.5 kg
Step-by-step explanation:
500*100 = 50,000
50,000/2500=20