Question

Ryan and Jonathan collect marbles. They have 37 marbles between them. Ryan has 5 fewer than Jonathan. Let x represent the number of Ryan's marbles. Which equation would you use to find x?

Answer 1

Mistake i didn’t mean to answe this

Answer 2

Answer: x=16

Explanation:

37=2x+5

37-5=32

32/2=16

x=16