Question

Emmett and Charlotte are both selling cookie dough for a fundraiser. Although Emmett has

already sold 2 tubs, Charlotte hasn't sold any yet. If Emmett starts selling 7 tubs per day and
Charlotte begins selling 9 tubs per day, they will eventually sell the same amount of cookie
dough. How many tubs will each sell? How many days will that take?

Answer 1

Explanation:

7x+2=9x

2=2x

x=1

1 day, they'll each sell 9 tubs