Question
judy and ramey together have 42 stuffed animals. judy has 12 fewer animals than ramey. how many stuffed animals does each girl have?
Answers
Leslie
ramey has 27 and judy has 15
Anonymous
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
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
greg
42 divided by 2=21 , 21-12=9, 9+21=30,30+12=42