Bradley and Ryan are having a contest to see who can collect the most bumper stickers. Bradley started with 23 bumper stickers and plans to add 4 each month. Ryan has 9 bumper stickers and plans to add 6 each month. After how many months will they have the same number of bumper stickers? (1 point) Responses 10 months 10 months 2 months 2 months 7 months 7 months 51 months 51 months
Let's set up a equation to represent the number of months it will take for Bradley and Ryan to have the same number of bumper stickers:
23 + 4x = 9 + 6x
Simplifying the equation:
23 - 9 = 6x - 4x
14 = 2x
Dividing both sides by 2:
x = 7
After 7 months, Bradley and Ryan will have the same number of bumper stickers.