Sandy's orchard has only apple trees and pear trees and she is wanting to add some avocado trees. currently, there are 4 apple trees for every 3 pear trees. she is wanting to plant enough avocado trees so that she has 2 avocado trees for every 5 pear trees in the orchard.

sandy is planting 18 avocado trees, making the ratio of avocado trees to apple trees be __ to __

x ≥ 18 is your answer

step-by-step explanation:

let "a number" = x

(2/3)x + 17 ≥ 29

isolate the variable (x). do the opposite of pemdas (parenthesis, exponent (& root), multiplication, division, addition, subtraction).

first, subtract 17 from both sides.

(2/3)x + 17 (-17) ≥ 29 (-17)

(2/3)x ≥ 29 - 17

(2/3)x ≥ 12

next, multiply 3/2 to both sides to isolate the x

(3/2)(2/3)x ≥ 12(3/2)

x ≥ 12(3/2)

simplify. multiply, then divide

x ≥ (12 * 3)/2

x ≥ (36)/2

x ≥ 18

x ≥ 18 is your answer

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