Valerie and Bret have a total 27 dog show ribbons. Bret has twice as many ribbons as Valerie. How many ribbons does each have?
Mathematics · College · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
Total of 27 dog show ribbons
“Bret has twice as many ribbons as Valerie." can be represent in a numerical expression.
Let x = Number of Ribbons that Valerie have
Number of Ribbons that Bret have = 2x
Total Number of Ribbon = x + 2x
Solution:
x + 2x = 27
3x = 27
Divide both sides by 3 in order to find the value of x
x = 9
Substitute the value of x in the equation 2x in order to find the number of Ribbons Bret have
= 2(9)
= 18
Valerie have 9 dog show ribbons, and Bret have 18 dog show ribbons.