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If many paintings does jill own? (1) if jill sells 5 of her paintings then she will own fewer than 24 paintings. (2) if jill buys 5 more paintings then she will own at least 32 paintings. |
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Answer» Set-up equations x - 5 = 24 x + 5 = 32 Combine x-5+x+5= 56 -5 + 5 = 0 2x = 56 Solve for x 2x/2 = x 56/2 = 28 Answer x = 28 |
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