Question

Medal please HELP!!!
The sum of two numbers is 47. The greater number is 9 more than the smaller number. Which equation can be used to solve for the smaller number?
a)x + (x + 9) = 47
b) x − (x + 9) = 47
c) x(x + 9) = 47
d) x(x − 9) = 47

Answer 1

@guillen

Answer 2

@taylorz115820

Answer 3

Anyone please help?

Answer 4

i think its b

Answer 5

1 sec i will help you

Answer 6

Ok leslie what do you need?

Answer 7

I need help with the question @taylorz115820

Answer 8

I am pretty sure it is D because to get the smaller # you must subtract 9 from x but I am not entirely sure

Answer 9

Can you help me with one more if you can? @taylorz115820

Answer 10

Sure I will do my best

Answer 11

Julia did a survey in four butterfly parks and wrote the following observations:



Butterfly Park Survey


Park

Number of Blue Butterflies

Total Number of Butterflies


P 21 82
Q 40 86
R 11 63
S 38 58


Based on the survey, which park had the greatest percentage of blue butterflies?
Park P
Park Q
Park R
Park S

Answer 12

@taylorz115820

Answer 13

All you have to do is divide the blue butterflies by the total butterflies for each one and which ever one has the greatest decimal is the answer

Answer 14

Tell me what you get

Answer 15

For P I got 3.9? @taylorz115820

Answer 16

do \[21\div89\] not the other way around

Answer 17

0.23 @taylorz115820

Answer 18

you should get .23

Answer 19

Yes

Answer 20

now do that for the rest and tell me what you get

Answer 21

The greatest is S? @taylorz115820

Answer 22

Ok let me check

Answer 23

Can you help me solve for x in one more problem

Answer 24

Yep thats right

Answer 25

I will give you a medal? @taylorz115820 If you help me solve for x?

Answer 26

Sure

Answer 27

(-3/2)x-9=-27
A) −24
B) −12
C) 11
D)12

Answer 28

@taylorz115820

Answer 29

ok so what do you do 1st?

Answer 30

Add 9 both sides? @taylorz115820

Answer 31

Yep

Answer 32

Then what do you do?

Answer 33

Flip the -3/4 @taylorz115820

Answer 34

Yes and multiply both sides by it

Answer 35

its actually -3/2

Answer 36

I got 1? @taylorz115820

Answer 37

Let me check

Answer 38

How did you get 1?

Answer 39

No not the answer it is for solving the -3/2 when I multiplied it @taylorz115820

Answer 40

you need to also multiply to the other side so do (-2/3)•-18

Answer 41

I got 12 will it be D the answer? @taylorz115820

Answer 42

yes good job

Answer 43

Thanks you really did help me :)) @taylorz115820

Answer 44

Np