judy and ramey together have 42 stuffed animals. judy has 12 fewer animals than ramey. how many stuffed animals does each girl have?
ramey has 27 and judy has 15
Use J and R to represent how many stuffed animals Judy has and Ramey has, respectively.
We know that together they have a total of 42 stuffed animals. Therefore:
J + R = 42
We also know that Judy has 12 fewer than Ramey.
J = R - 12
(You have to make sure to get the order right on that: it is R - 12, not 12 - R).
Now you have 2 equations. Solve
42 divided by 2=21 , 21-12=9, 9+21=30,30+12=42
To find out how many stuffed animals each girl has, you can set up a system of equations based on the given information.
Let's denote the number of stuffed animals Judy has as "x" and the number of stuffed animals Ramey has as "y".
From the first statement, we know that Judy and Ramey together have 42 stuffed animals. This can be expressed as:
x + y = 42 (Equation 1)
From the second statement, we know that Judy has 12 fewer animals than Ramey. This can be expressed as:
x = y - 12 (Equation 2)
Now you have a system of equations.
To solve this system, you can use substitution or elimination.
Let's use substitution:
From Equation 2, we can express x in terms of y:
x = y - 12
Now substitute this value of x into Equation 1:
(y - 12) + y = 42
Simplifying this equation:
2y - 12 = 42
2y = 42 + 12
2y = 54
y = 54 / 2
y = 27
Now substitute the value of y into Equation 1:
x + 27 = 42
x = 42 - 27
x = 15
Therefore, Judy has 15 stuffed animals, and Ramey has 27 stuffed animals.