SOLUTION: I'm Katy's garden there are 105 ladybugs. They are increasing at two ladybugs per month. There are currently 175 aphids and the number of aphids is decreasing by at three aphids pe

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Question 1072075: I'm Katy's garden there are 105 ladybugs. They are increasing at two ladybugs per month. There are currently 175 aphids and the number of aphids is decreasing by at three aphids per month. When will the ladybugs and aphids in Katy's garden be the same?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be the number of months. Then Katy's garden with have an identical amount of ladybugs and aphids after:
105+2n=175-3n
5n=70
n=14 months before there are equal numbers of ladybugs and aphids in the garden. ☺☺☺☺