X - the number of pencils
y - the number of pens
She has twice as many pencils as she has pens.

Tom borrows a pen, so she has y-1 pens. Now she has ten less pens than pencils.

Set 2y and y+9 equal to each other:
She has 9 pens.
Rearrange to: x^2 + 18x - 25 = 0
Then factorise (I like to do it by completing the square):
(x + 9)^2 -81 -25 = 0
(x + 9)^2 = 106
x + 9 = sqrt(106)
The sol'ns are:
x = -9 + and - sqrt(106)
Answer:
4:1
Step-by-step explanation:
just divide by 2
Advice:
I've seen this around quite a bit. what image is it referring to? I cannot answer this because there is no image.
Answer:
250
Step-by-step explanation:
150/3=50
50*2=100
150+100=250