x = y + 8 x + 5 = 2(y + 5) --- x = y + 8 x + 5 = 2y + 10 --- x = y + 8 x - 2y = 5 --- put the system of linear equations into standard form --- x - y = 8 x - 2y = 5
solution: x = Cara age now = 11 y = Samatha age now = 3
Then it is likely that the amount of mice will decrease and either keep going down because the organism is eating them off too quickly or stay at a medium rate
