SOLUTION: Before Ronald sold two female rabbits, half of his rabbits were females. After the sale, only one-third of his rabbits were females. If x represents his original number of rabbits

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Question 91818: Before Ronald sold two female rabbits, half of his rabbits were females. After the sale, only one-third of his rabbits were females. If x represents his original number of rabbits, then
1/2x-2=1/3(x-2)Find the number of rabbits that he had before the sale
Thank you for the help. It's very much appreciated
Answer by mathispowerful(115) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You already have the right equation.
Now let's solve it:
%281%2F2%29%2Ax+-+2+=+%281%2F3%29%2A%28x+-+2%29
multiply 6 on both sides
we have 3x - 12 = 2(x - 2)
3x - 12 = 2x -4
combine like terms: 3x - 2x = 12 - 4
x = 8
So there were 8 rabbits before the sale