A track team has 64 members. There are 18 more boys than girls on the team. How many girls are on the track team?
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Answer:
LP = 15
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the triangles are similar then the ratios of corresponding sides are equal, that is
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, substitute values
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( cross- multiply )
5LQ = 2(LQ + 9) = 2LQ + 18 ( subtract 2LQ from both sides )
3LQ = 18 ( divide both sides by 3 )
LQ = 6
Then
LP = LQ + QP = 6 + 9 = 15