Move all terms not containing x to the right side of the equation.
Exact Form:
x=15/4
Decimal Form:
x=3.75
Mixed Number Form:
x=3 3/4
hope this helps
8 gorrilas
Explanation:
The ratio of monkeys to gorrila = 5:2
This means there are 5 monkeys for every 2 gorrilas
when there are 20 monkeys,
let the number of gorrilas = x
5 monkeys = 2 gorrilas
20 monkeys = x
cross multiply:
5(x) = 20(2)
5x = 40
divide both sides by 5:
5x/5 = 40/5
x = 8
Hence, if there were 20 monkeys, we would have 8 gorrilas.
9 because most of the triangle have to sides of the same sizes