Question

judy and ramey together have 42 stuffed animals. judy has 12 fewer animals than ramey. how many stuffed animals does each girl have?

Answer 1

ramey has 27 and judy has 15

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

42 divided by 2=21 , 21-12=9, 9+21=30,30+12=42