Question

Lydia and Claudia have the same number of charms in their collections. Lydia started with 6 charms and bought 3 more packs. Claudia started with 9 charms and bought 2 more packs. If each pack had x charms, which equation can be used to find x? A. x = (2+ 3) - (6 +9) B. x = 6 + 3 + 9 + 2 C. 6x + 3 = 9x + 2 D. 3x - 2x = 6 +9 E. 3x + 6 = 2x + 9

Answer 1

E. 3x + 6 = 2x + 9

Explanation:

The total number of charms that Lydia has in term of x

6 + 3x

The total number of charms that Claudia has in term of x

9 + 2x

Since they have the same number of charms, we can set these 2 equations above equals to each other

6 + 3x = 9 + 2x

x = 9-6 = 3

So E is the correct answer