Please answer please and what do you do to solve this? 9+4(a+5)
a) 18+4a B)29+4a
C) 33+4a D) 23+4a

B) 29 +4a

Step-by-step explanation:

for this question we need to expand the brackets. to do this you would times everything in the brackets separately by 4, 4 times a which is 4a and 4 times 5 which is 20.

this would creat a sum of 9+4a+20

now we can add together the like terms which in this case are 20 and 9 making the whole sum 29 +4a

this is how you expand the brackets.

deserving of a brainliest?

B) 29+4a

Step-by-step explanation:

Distribute the parentheses first as multiplication comes before addition:

9+4(a+5)

9+4a+20

Add 9 and 20:

29+4a

n

step-by-step explanation:

36 girls

step-by-step explanation:

the 48 boys is 4 parts of the ratio

divide 48 by 4 to obtain one part of the ratio

= 12 ← 1 part of the ratio

3 parts = 3 × 12 = 36 ← number of girls