Answer:
5
Step-by-step explanation:
First we have to isolate the varible
-2/5x-2=18
+2 +2
-2/5x=20
then divide both sides by -2/5 to get x completely by itself
-2/5x=20
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-2/5 -2/5
x=-50
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
should be A.
The ratio birds : animals = 13 : 2
so for every 1 animal, 6.5 birds were born
last month: animals = birds - 44
birds - animals = 44
use trial and improvement to find:
if there were 52 birds, there must be 8 animals
CHECK: 52 - 8 = 44