A few days ago
skildon

please help quickly math homework?

1)one girl has 9 cents less than another together they have 29cents how much does each girl have

2)a and b share 21 cents so that b gets twice as much as a how much does a get

Top 3 Answers
A few days ago
♥thtsjstdcky♥

Favorite Answer

a + 9 = 29

-9……….-9

a = 20 cents

a + 2b = 21

a = 7

7 + 2(7) =

7 + 14 = 21

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A few days ago
Grandmaster_D
girl 1= x-9

girl 2= x

x+x-9=29

2x=38

x=19, girl 1 = 10 girl 2=19

a=x

b=2x

x+2x=21

3x=21

x=7

a=7 b=14

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A few days ago
chocolatelover2292
1)

x+x-9=29

2x-9=29

+9 to both sides

2x=38

divide both sides by 2

x=19

2) i dont want to just GIVE you the second answer, but i will set it up for you:

2b+b=21

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