<span>In a triangle the sum of two sides is always greater than the third side.
9-9 < x < 9+9
0 < x < 18 </span>← answer
5x + 4y = 24
Substitute y for 1
5x + 4 = 24
5x =20
x = 4
So to get a ratio of plates to bowl, you divide both the numbers by a common multiple, which I found the greatest to be 4. So you divide 52 by 4 and 24 by for to get a ratio of 13 plates to 6 bowls. (Also written as: 13:6, 13/6, or 13 to 6)
4: 1 because you could divide both sides of the ratio by 25