Fred and Stacey both have books to read over the summer. Fred has read 42 pages and Stacey has read 49 pages. What is the ratio of the number of pages Stacey has read to the number of pages Fred has read?
OA. 6:7
OB. 7:6
OC. 42:1
OD.
1:42

1. isolate the variable, in this case, d. subtract 35.5 on both sides of the equation.2. 52 subtracted by 35.5 is 16.53. therefore your answer would be d= 16.5this is the basics of pre algebra, isolating variable through adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, if you have any other questions to ask just comment!