haley read less than twice as many books as her brother did last summer. Haley read five books. Which equation could you use to find how many books her brother read(b)?
A car salesman earns a 20% commission on every car that he sells. Approximately what commission would he make if he sold a car $9,895?
What are your choices?
haley = h
brother = b
h < 2b
incorperate your numbers
5 < 2b
(this is the equation I would use)
A car salesman earns a 20% commission on every car that he sells.
Approximately what commission would he make if he sold a car for $9,895?
To find the number of books Haley's brother read, we can set up an equation.
Let's assume the number of books Haley's brother read is b. We are given that Haley read five books, which is less than twice the number of books her brother read.
Since Haley read less than twice the number of books her brother read, we can set up the following inequality:
5 < 2b
Or, written in equation form:
5 = 2b - X
Please note that the value of X, which represents the number of books Haley's brother read, cannot be determined from the given equation alone.