Please see below solution:
Let x = number of books that Bryan reads2x for amanda = Amanda 3x - 4 for Colin Amanda = 5/8(Bryan + Colin)2x = 5/8(x+3x-4)2x = 5/8(4x-4)
[16x = 5(4x-4)]816x = 20x - 20Subtract 20x from each side-4x =-20-4x/-4= -20/-4 divide -4 to eliminate the -4 in -4xx = 5
Therefore:
Bryan reads 5 books a month.
Since Amanda reads twice as many books a Bryan read so Amanda 10 books a month.
And Colin 11 books a month. 3(5) - 4 = 11
Okay, so since both y values share the same number, let's add both equations so the y values cancel out leaving us to solve for x.
10x+(-5x)=5x
7y+(-7y)=0
1+24=25
Now we have 5x=25
divide both sides by 5 and we have x=5
Now that we know x=5, we can plug it into one of the problems to find y.
Let's do 10(5) +7y=1
50+7y=1 subtract 5 and we get 7y=-49
divide -7 from both sides and we get y=-7
so there you have it x=5 and y=-7
Answer:
22%
Step-by-step explanation:
theres 2 green marbles and 9 marbles in total
2/9=0.2222222
