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For art class, Mrs. Stone asked her 6th grade students to draw a zoo. She wanted
For art class, Mrs. Stone asked her 6th grade students to draw a zoo. She wanted the class to draw a zoo with a ratio of 5 trees for every 7 birds.
Mary drew 16 trees for every 16 birds.
Charlie drew 13 trees for every 18 birds.
Phil drew 14 trees for every 19 birds.
Lucy drew 10 trees for every 14 birds.
Which student drew the ratio correctly?
A.
Phil
B.
Lucy
C.
Mary
D.
Charlie
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20=-5-x
25=-x
-25=x
First, parentheses, distribute the negative
Then, add 5 to both sides
And finally, divide by -1 which give you the answer -25