0.25r - 0.125 + 0.5r = 0.5 + r
Step 1: Move all similar terms (r) to the same side of the equation by
subtracting "r" from each side of the equation
0.25r - 0.125 + 0.5r - r = 0.5
Move terms without r to the other side of the equation, by adding +0.125 to each side of the equation
0.25r + 0.5r - r = 0.5 + 0.125
Add similar terms, note that r is equal to 1r
0.75r - 1r = 0.625
-0.25r = 0.625
Solve for r by dividing both sides of the equation by -0.25
r= 0.625/(-0.25)
r=-2.5
63 cookies because 5 1/2 = 66 minus 3= 63 cookies
You are trying to figure out what is n.
so you would move all the terms that contain "n", to the right side and solve the problem to get 9
so n=9
Pete has 1.60 in dimes so 16 dimes
