Aaron and Bashira both have a mix of pens and pencils in their pencil cases. Determine who has the least amount of pencils, and by how much. Use let statements and equations in your solution and show your work. B) Bashira A) Aaron Aaron has more pens than pencils. The number of pens and the number of pencils that Aaron has are consecutive even numbers. Altogether, Bashira has a total of 36 pens and pencils. Twelve more than the number of pencils equals triple the number of pens. Half the number of pencils plus double the number of pens equals twenty-nine.

Aaron and Bashira both have a mix of pens and pencils in their pencil cases. Determine who has the least amount of pencils, and by how much. Use let statements and equations in your solution and show your work. B) Bashira A) Aaron Aaron has more pens than pencils. The number of pens and the number of pencils that Aaron has are consecutive even numbers. Altogether, Bashira has a total of 36 pens and pencils. Twelve more than the number of pencils equals triple the number of pens. Half the number of pencils plus double the number of pens equals twenty-nine.

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section9.5: Counting Principles

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