Question

I want to decorate my room with leaves and turkeys for Thanksgiving. The number of leaves is twenty more than twice the number of turkeys. The number of leaves is ten less than 4 times the number of turkeys. How many of each type of decoration should I use?

Answer 1

50 leaves, 15 turkeys

Explanation:

set up an equation

l = leaves

t = turkeys

l = 2t+20

l = 4t-10

2t+20=4t-10

30=2t

15=t (so that means that there would be 15 turkey decorations, but we're not done yet)

substitute (either equation):

l = 2(15)+20

l = 30+20

l = 50 (so this means there would be 50 leaves)

hope this helps!