Homework Help: algebra

Posted by Ben3 on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 3:19pm.

An elevator when full holds 20 kids or 15 adults. If 12 kids are on the elevator how many adults can still get on. I need to use an algebraic equation/expression to solve this word problem..I need step by step solutions to explain it...Thank you...

algebra - Cindy, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 3:49pm
Set up a proportion
20 kids/15 adults = 12 kids/X adults
cross multiply
X=9
- algebra - bEN 3, Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 2:58pm
  Thank you...I received several different ways to answer this problem with different answers......

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