XY = 5x, YZ = x, and XY = 25

the correct answer is 1: 2

step-by-step explanation:

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or

step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

⇒

⇒ ⇒

factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!

16

step-by-step explanation:

we need to divide the number of toy dinosaurs, 156, by the number of brothers, 4:

in order to estimate, we can use compatible numbers:

156 ÷ 4

  ↓

160   ÷ 4 = 40        

the correct answer is a).