ilonalaraque ilonalaraque
  • 21-01-2015
  • Mathematics
Answered

ky has 3 times more books than grant grant has 6 fewer books than Jaime if the total combined number of books is 176 how many books does Jaime have?



Answer :

glittergurl0101
glittergurl0101 glittergurl0101
  • 21-01-2015


Set up the equation

x+(x-6)+3(x-6)=176

x+x-6+3x-18=176

5x-24=176

5x=176+24

5x=200

x=40

Jamie has 40 books

Grant has 34

Ky has 102

Answer Link

Other Questions

What is a counterclaim?
1) Find the 4th term if the sequend in which a1 = 2 and an+1 = -4an + 2. 2) Find the third iterate, x3, of the function f(x) = 3x + 5 for an initial value of x0
who has written the series of THE SECRETS OF THE DROON and THE COILED VIPER
Who was to blame for the Trojan War? The Greeks, the Trojans, the gods or a specific individual?
Which sediment particle from rocks is the smallest?
Why do you think species become extinct?
Q: Philip says truth only one day in a week.Hint 1: Days are Sun, Mon and so on.Hint 2: One day he says "I lie on Mon and Tue".Hint 3: Next day he says "Today i
Compare and contrast science and pseudoscience. Give one similarity and two differences.
15=-3(2x-1) How do you solve this problem?
how chemical displacement reactions differ from a chemical decomposition reaction ? "