Ok the sets are natural numbers (or counting numbers), this is like 1,2,3,4,5 etc
whole numbers, this is including 0, so 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 etc
integers, this includes the previoius set and negatives, so -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5 etc
rational numbers, this is the set of numbers that can be written in form a/b where b≠0, so all integers can be written like this, like example -3=-3/1, so -7/9 belongs here
You can make an equation with this information using a variable for the number of days and solve for that variable. Here we can use d to represent days.
Ryan can build 4 desks in a day, so you could express his production as 4d.
Larry can build 4 desks in 2 days, so you could say he makes 2 desks in 1 day, expressed as 2d.
If Larry starts work one day before Ryan, he's made an extra 2 desks. To get 32 desks, you need to add together those 2 desks Larry made, however many desks Larry can make, and however many desks Ryan can make:
2 + 4d + 2d = 32.
Then just simplify and solve:
6d = 30 d = 5.
It'll take 5 days for them to make 32 desks. Hope this helps! Please rate this answer as brainliest if you liked it!! thank you!!!
