Judy and Ramey together have 42 stuffed animals. Judy has 12 fewer animals than Ramey. How many stuffed animals does each girl have?
I know that the answer is Ramey has 27 and Judy has 12 but I don't know how to write the equation for solving it. I figured out the answer by randomly picking numbers til it worked. Can you help me?
R + (R - 12) = 42
Thank you Ms. Sue!
You're welcome, Erik.
I think Erik meant to say that Judy had 15, not 12. Then, it solves that 27+ (27-12)=42, right?
My SIL just called asking us this same question...must be at the same place in the book!
How did you come up with 27? I'm I missing something?
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Of course, I'd be happy to help you solve this math problem and understand the process!
Let's assume the number of stuffed animals Ramey has is represented by the variable "x." According to the problem, Judy has 12 fewer animals than Ramey. So, the number of stuffed animals Judy has can be represented by "x - 12."
We also know that the total number of stuffed animals they have together is 42. So we can write an equation to represent this:
x + (x - 12) = 42
To solve the equation, we can simplify the left side by combining like terms.
x + x - 12 = 42
2x - 12 = 42
Next, we can isolate the variable term by adding 12 to both sides of the equation:
2x - 12 + 12 = 42 + 12
2x = 54
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 2 to solve for x:
2x/2 = 54/2
x = 27
So, Ramey has 27 stuffed animals.
To find out how many stuffed animals Judy has, we substitute the value of x into the expression x - 12:
Judy's number of stuffed animals = 27 - 12
Judy has 15 stuffed animals.
Therefore, the solution to the problem is Ramey has 27 stuffed animals and Judy has 15 stuffed animals.