Alicia has some hair braids her sister has a third as many hair braids as she does they have 1620 braids in all haw many braids does alicia have
Set up the equation x+1/3x=1620 where x= the number of braids Alicia has
1 1/3x=1620
x=1215
Alicia has 1215 braids
1620*(1/3)=540braids
@AAA the question asks how many does Alicia have, not her sister.
To determine the number of hair braids Alicia has, we need to set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's assume Alicia has x hair braids.
According to the question, her sister has a third as many hair braids as Alicia. So, her sister has x/3 hair braids.
The total number of hair braids both sisters have is given as 1620. So, we can set up the following equation:
x + x/3 = 1620
To solve this equation, we need to eliminate the denominator by multiplying through by 3:
3x + x = 4860
Combining like terms:
4x = 4860
Divide both sides of the equation by 4 to solve for x:
x = 1215
Therefore, Alicia has 1215 hair braids.