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Explanation:
To solve this equation we will be using inequality's. The first thing you want to do is write both of these as linear equations. Todd- 9m+8 Sally-7m+18. M represents the amount of months, the number to the left M represents the amount of cds added per month, and the +18 and +8 represent the y intercept, also known as the starting value. We set both of these equations equal to each other, because we want to know when both equations are EQUAL to each other. 9m+8=7m+18. From here we solve by doing the following, we subtract 8 from each side to get 9m=7m+10, we then subtract 7m from 9m to get 2m=10, lastly we divide 2 from both sides to isolate m and get m=5. This means it would take five months for both of their CD counts to be even. To find how many we have, we simply put the value of m=5 into m. 9(5)+8, gives us 53. Meaning that they have 53 CDs and are equal at the fifth month.