Someone please help I've reposted this about three times and no ones helping me *cries*

48

Step-by-step explanation:

"5/8 of the siamese cats said that they didn't mind lapping water from a bowl"

s = number of Siamese cats

(5/8)s = number of lappers

"another 3/16 preferred to use a straw"

(3/16)s = number of sippers

"39 of the Siamese cats gave one of those two answers"

(5/8)s + (3/16)s = 39

solve for s

(5/8 +  3/16)s = 39

(13/16)s = 39

s = 48

whose power in the senate is equal to the power of the speaker of the house?

step-by-step explanation:

5+2x=a

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