SOME CHILDREN/ PAT/SAM/AND KYLE WERE PLAYING IN THE SNOW. THE CHILDREN MADE SNOWBALLS AND BUILT WALLS FOR DEFENSE. PAT WITH ONE IN A HALF OF THE TOTAL.SAM HAS ONE MORE THAN KIM. KYLE HAS ONE IN A HALF AS MANY AS PAT.I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE ANSWER
MARIO WANTS TO PUT A RECTANGULAR FRAME ON THE ABOVE PICTURE OF THE SNOWBOARDER.HE HAS 18 CM OF STRING TO MAKE THE FRAME.EXPLAIN WHY HE DOES OR DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH STRING FOR THE FRAME
To find out how many snowballs each child made, we need to analyze the information given step by step:
1. Let's assume the total number of snowballs made by all the children is "x".
2. According to the given information, Pat has one and a half times the total number of snowballs. So, Pat made 1.5x snowballs.
3. Sam has one more snowball than Kim. Since we don't know Kim's exact number of snowballs, we can assume Kim made "y" snowballs. Therefore, Sam made "y + 1" snowballs.
4. Kyle has one and a half times fewer snowballs than Pat. So, Kyle made 1.5 * (1.5x) = 2.25x snowballs.
Now, let's try to solve the equation:
The total number of snowballs made by all the children is represented by "x".
(1.5x) + (y + 1) + 2.25x + y = x
Multiplying:
1.5x + y + 1 + 2.25x + y = x
Combining like terms:
3.75x + 2y + 1 = x
Now, we want to isolate the variables on one side and the constant terms on the other:
3.75x - x = -2y - 1
2.75x = -2y - 1
Dividing by 2.75:
x = (-2y - 1) / 2.75
The equation is still not fully simplified because there is another missing piece of information: the relationship between Kim's snowballs (y) and the total number of snowballs (x). Without that information, we cannot find a specific answer.