Let:
x = Chemistry textbooks sold
y = Physics textbooks sold
The textbook store sold a combined total of 260, so:
The number of chemistry books sold was three times the number of physics textbooks sold, so:
Let:
Replace (2) into (1):
Replace the value of y into (2):
Answer:
Josie takes 0.93 minutes to run 2 miles.
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the following in the question:
Ratio:
Number of minutes: Number of miles = 20:43
Josie wants to run 2 miles. We have to find the number of minutes she need to run to maintain the ration.
Let x be the number of minutes Josie run.
This can be done in the following manner:
Thus, Josie takes 0.93 minutes to run 2 miles.
