SOLUTION: ratio of the number karen dolls to hannah dolls was 8:3 after karen gave 15 dolls to hannah they had same number of dolls. howmany dolls karen had at first?
Question 1105241: ratio of the number karen dolls to hannah dolls was 8:3 after karen gave 15 dolls to hannah they had same number of dolls. howmany dolls karen had at first? Answer by greenestamps(13216) (Show Source):
Let 8x be the number of dolls Karen started with and 3x be the number Hannah started with.
(NOTE: When a problem gives you a ratio 8:3 like this, that is nearly always a good way to start on the problem -- letting the two numbers be represented by 8x and 3x.)
After Karen give 15 dolls to Hannah, the number she has left is 8x-15, and the number Hannah now has is 3x+15. So
