A DJ tracks the song requests she receives on a Friday night. She noted that the number of requests for country songs was 2 more than times the number of requests for hip-hop songs. There were 18 requests for country. If x represents the number of requests for hip-hop songs, which equation represents this situation? How many requests for hip-hop songs did the DJ receive on Friday night?
A.
The equation is , and the number of hip-hop songs is 48.
B.
The equation is , and the number of hip-hop songs is 12.
C.
The equation is , and the number of hip-hop songs is 36.
D.
The equation is , and the number of hip-hop songs is 20.

Question

A DJ tracks the song requests she receives on a Friday night. She noted that the number of requests for country songs was 2 more than  times the number of requests for hip-hop songs. There were 18 requests for country. If x represents the number of requests for hip-hop songs, which equation represents this situation? How many requests for hip-hop songs did the DJ receive on Friday night?
A. 
The equation is , and the number of hip-hop songs is 48.
B. 
The equation is , and the number of hip-hop songs is 12.
C. 
The equation is , and the number of hip-hop songs is 36.
D. 
The equation is , and the number of hip-hop songs is 20.

Vocaloid · Answer

x represents country song requests

“ the number of requests for country songs was 2 more than  4/3 times the number of requests for hip-hop songs” —> hip hop songs = (4/3)x + 2

There were 18 requests for country songs, so x = 18. Plug into the equation to find the # of hip hop songs